Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Nov 5: Travel Agents Association of Kashmir (TAAK) today expressed serious concern on the devastation of woods caused by forest blazes and sought the intervention of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti.
In a statement issued here, the TAAK said that it is unfortunate to note that almost every year these forests are being torched by the greedy inhabitants and sometimes catch fire due to dry spells and winds. “It is shocking to note that Forest Department is not well equipped and prepared to fight these calamities,” the Association said.
Although the Forest Department has the forest guards and forest protection force on the rolls, such incidents and vandalization of forests is unabated nullifying their role, said the TAAK.
The TAAK requested Chief Minister and Forest Minister to take a serious note of these incidents which keep on surfacing every year with unfortunate spurt this year. A proper vigilance is required along with fire dozing mechanism to fight this menace, it added.
“It is also requested that the Government should come up with the fire fighting control rooms with ever ready water storage and reservoir units at various places which can cater to immediate requirements of fire fighting in the forests. There must be stringent laws to deal with the violators with a serious overview mechanism with the authorities responsible,” the TAAK said.
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