Goemkarponn Desk
PANAJI: Minister for Forest Vishwajit Rane today said that there are no longer any active flames but to be safe, the extinguished fire locations are being closely watched to look for recurrence.
We no longer have any active flames as of right now thanks to the combined efforts of our locals and the Goa Forest Department, who battled the fire nonstop. Once again I would like to thank our PM Narendra Modi for his intervention,” said Rane
He further said that any locations with a potential for recurrence, such as Derodem, Surla Mhadei, etc., are constantly monitored after and more than 400 personnel and volunteers worked to put out the fires.
“To be safe, though, the extinguished fire locations are being closely watched to look for recurrence,’ he added
Rane also said that they have also shared phone numbers of Points of Contact with PCCF, Karnataka, with a request that they notify their Nodal Officer, for effective management.
Minister also said that Goa Forests is actively monitoring the situation with regard to forest fires, and the ground team is acting immediately and urgently to put out all reported flames.
The Indian Navy has deployed helicopters with ‘Large Area Aerial Liquid Dispersion Equipment’ mounted on them to carry out sorties to douse the fires, a defence spokesperson had said earlier.
As Goa’s forest minister, Rane said, “I can’t begin to express my gratitude to the Prime Minister. We will keep the Honourable Prime Minister’s office updated on a daily basis on the state of fires.”
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