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Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, at a meeting with officials of the Forest Department asked the former to construct ponds for maintaining moisture in the forests to prevent forest fires. Ponds should be constructed after proper evaluation at such sites from where the maximum benefit could be given to the people. He directed the department to prepare a plan for construction of ponds. He said the state government had made a provision of separate budget for nurseries by delinking it from the norms of plantation to ensure quality and proper monitoring of the process. He directed for proper fencing of departmental nurseries at the plantation site. The Chief Minister also directed the department to launch extensive awareness campaign on forest fires by involving Mahila Mandals and Self-Help Groups so that the mindset of the people could be changed, who generally set the forests on fire for getting grass.
Causes of Forest Fire
Forest fires are caused by Natural causes as well as Man made causes.
• Natural causes - Many forest fires start from natural causes such as lightning which set trees on fire,plantation in forests which catch fore easily for example pine trees in himachal. However, rain extinguishes such fires without causing much damage. High atmospheric temperatures and dryness (low humidity) offer favorable circumstance for a fire to start.
• Man made causes - Fire is caused when a source of fire like naked flame, cigarette or bidi, electric spark or any source of ignition comes into contact with inflammable material.
Vulnerability The youngest mountain ranges of Himalayas are the most vulnerable stretches of the world susceptible to forest fires. The forests of Western are more frequently vulnerable to forest fires as compared to those in Eastern Himalayas. This is because forests of Eastern Himalayas grow in high rain density. With large scale expansion of chirr (Pine) forests in many areas of the Himalayas the frequency and intensity of forest fires has increased.
Preparedness and Mitigation Measures
Forest fires are usually seasonal. They usually start in the dry season and can be prevented by adequate precautions. Successive Five Year Plans have provided funds for forests fighting. During the British period, fire was prevented in the summer through removal of forest litter all along the forest boundary. This was called "Forest Fire Line" This line used to prevent fire breaking into the forest from one compartment to another. The collected litter was burnt in isolation. Generally, the fire spreads only if there is continuous supply of fuel (Dry vegetation) along its path. The best way to control a forest fire is therefore, to prevent it from spreading, which can be done by creating firebreaks in the shape of small clearings of ditches in the forests.
Precautions
The followings are the important precautions against fire: • To keep the source of fire or source of ignition separated from combustible and inflammable material. • To keep the source of fire under watch and control. • Not allow combustible or inflammable material to pile up unnecessarily and to stock the same as per procedure recommended for safe storage of such combustible or inflammable material. • To adopt safe practices in areas near forests viz. factories, coalmines, oil stores, chemical plants and even in household kitchens. • To incorporate fire reducing and fire fighting techniques and equipment
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