Wildfire Prevention measure

Uttarakhand To Bring Back British-Era Firelines? Supreme Court Gives Nod To Plan To Fight Wildfires

The Uttarakhand Forest Department has started reviving firelines, a British-era wildfire prevention measure, after receiving approval from the Supreme Court. These firelines, which had become ineffective due to decades of overgrowth, are now being restored to prevent devastating wildfires. Firelines are cleared strips of land in forests designed to stop...