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Government has taken Uttarakhand fire seriously, Rs. 5 Crore allotted for firefighting efforts: Javadekar

May 01, 2016, at 08:05 pm

New Delhi, May 1 (IBNS): The Government has taken the forest fire in Uttarakhand seriously. Making a statement here on Sunday, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar, said that Rs. 5 crore has been allotted for firefighting efforts and 6000 labourers have been deployed for firefighting efforts.