New Delhi: India recorded 3,45,989 warning forest fires between November 2020 and June 2021, the highest in the last three years and almost three times the number of warnings produced during the same period the previous year, the center told parliament on Friday.
In a written reply on the question at Lok Sabha, Minister of State for the Environment of Ashwini Choubey said 3,45,989 forest fires were sent by the Indian Forest Survey (FSI) using SNPP-VIRS sensors (including large, continuous and repeated forest fires) between November 2020 and June 2021.
According to the details owned by the Minister, the number of warning forest fires between November 2019 and June 2020 was 1,24,473 and between November 2018 and June 2019, the country recorded 2,10,286 warnings like that.
“The number of incidents of forest fires in this country varies from year to year depending on various natural and anthropogenic reasons.
Forest fires are carried out every year during the summer for a variety of natural and anthropogenic reasons, including the accumulation of flammable materials such as flammable leaves, Branches, pine needles etc.
“These factors have also been highlighted in a joint study by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and World Bank.
Most of the forest fires in the country are soil fire where land vegetation etc.
Burnt.
Indian Forest Survey (FSI) sends forest fire warnings to all registered users on the warning system, “Chouborte said to a lower parliament building.
According to these figures, Odisha recorded the highest number of forest fires at 51,968, followed by Madhya Pradesh (47,795 ) and Chhattisgarh (38,106) between November 2020 and June 2021.
There was a sharp increase from last year in the number of warning forest fires produced in these three states.
While Odisha recorded 10,602 warnings between November 2019 and June 2020, Madhya Pradesh recorded 9,537 in the period The same and Chhattisgarh 6.360.
Data shows that Delhi only recorded 14 warnings of forest fires this year, down from last year 21.
The minister also said the responsibility of prevention and management of forest fires, especially with their respective countries and the ministry supported the efforts of American countries and the union area in preventing and controlling hu fire Tan by providing financial assistance for various steps.
Measur ice includes the use of modern tools to extinguish fire, the use of communication and information technology, the creation and maintenance of the fire line in forest area, the involvement of fire department, the creation of water storage structures in forest areas, forest infrastructure strengthening, procurement of fire extinguisher, procurement of fire extinguisher equipment, Soil conservation work and humidity in high-risk areas, creation of consciousness, incentive villages and communities for protection against forest fires under the prevention scheme and management of sponsored forest fires in the center.
“In addition, FSI has taken steps to improve forest fire warning systems such as FSI taken by the State / UTS to increase the number of registered users of the warning system.
Now, the number of registered users has increased to its surroundings.
1.30 lakh.” The FSI also produced and distributed a weekly warning warning ‘on forest fires to caring / UTS countries and also initiated the program’ great big forest fire monitoring ‘in January 2019, which aims to increase tactical response and strategic.
For large forest fires by each state / UTS, “Minister said in the answer.