Itanagar, April 6 – A potentially devastating wildfire in Arunachal Pradesh, which recently posed a serious threat to civilian settlements as well as critical defense infrastructure, was successfully contained through swift, coordinated action by the military and civil agencies.Defense...
arunachal pradesh
civil-military coordination
containment
coordination
defense
disaster response
east siang district
fire and emergency services
indian air force
indian army
local villagers
military response
oken tayeng
sigar
state disaster response force (sdrf)
wildfire
Itanagar, March 8 A major fire has broken out in a forest adjacent to the Sigar military station in the East Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh, officials said on Sunday.While no casualties have been reported so far, the blaze is spreading rapidly and poses a threat to nearby vital defense...
aerial firefighting
arunachal pradesh
defense installations
district administration
east siang district
firefighting
forest fire
iaf helicopter
indian air force
indian army
natural disaster
siang river
sigar
wildfire
New Delhi, February 18 – The Army and the Indian Air Force have been engaged in relentless operations to control forest fires raging in Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland.Helicopters have been conducting continuous water-dropping missions in challenging terrain, while ground teams and specialized...
anjaw district
army
arunachal pradesh
dimapur
dzükou valley
firefighting
forest fire
helicopter operations
indian air force
jhum cultivation
lohit valley
nagaland
walong
water dropping
wildfire
Itanagar, February 17 Operations to contain the massive forest fire that broke out in Arunachal Pradesh's Anjaw district were underway for the fifth consecutive day on Tuesday, officials said.Troops of the Indian Army, the Indian Air Force, and the civil administration are working in close...
aerial reconnaissance
anjaw district
arunachal pradesh
containment operations
fire suppression
firefighting
forest fire
indian air force
indian army
terrain
vegetation fire
walong
water-dropping missions
weather conditions
wildfire