LUCKNOW, March 26 -- Laying emphasis on the urgency of comprehensive measures to combat heatwave and its impact, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath directed senior forest department officials to adopt proactive strategies to curb the increasing incidents of forest fire in summer at a high-level meeting recently, said a press note from government media cell on Tuesday.

"In response, the forest department has established control rooms from the headquarters to the divisional level, ensuring round-the-clock monitoring. The zonal and divisional chief conservators of forests will oversee these efforts," the press note added.

"At the same time, the additional principal chief conservator of forests (publicity and promotion) has been designated as...