Srinagar, Dec. 8 -- The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change has said Jammu and Kashmir is one of the major hotspots of forest fires with the region losing over 438 square Kilometers of land to blazes between November 2023 and June 2024.BSF Marathon Merchandise
According to the news agency, the data placed before the Lok Sabha by the Ministry said that satellite-based monitoring by the Forest Survey of India (FSI) indicates significant forest fire impact in several Indian states, including J&K.
The burnt area assessment for November 2023 to June 2024 shows that it has damaged over 438 Sq Km in J&K-thus placing it among the affected hill regions where dry conditions and rising temperatures continue to fuel vulnerability to wild...