Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said officers and fire department are on the job to control forest fires Forest fires have engulfed large tracts in Bandipore, Kupwara, Ganderbal and Anantnag districts of Jammu and Kashmir. The Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti, tweeted a short while ago that her government departments are on high alert. Thousands of alpine trees have been burnt during last two days and efforts are on to control the fire, say forest department officials. Local residents say, unusually high temperatures at this time of the…
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