Lucknow, March 26 -- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath recently chaired a high-level meeting, stressing the urgency of comprehensive measures to combat the heatwave and its impact. He, specifically, directed senior officials of the Forest Department to adopt proactive strategies to curb the increasing incidents of forest fires during the summer months.
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.
At the same time, the additional principal chief conservator of forests (publicity and promotion) has been designated as the nodal officer for the fire control cell...