Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Dhananjay Mohan, holding additional charge of Chief Conservator of Forests and Head of Forest Force (HOFF), Uttarakhand, said that the forest fire situation in Uttarakhand is under control. He confirmed that five people have lost their lives in the massive forest fire and 1300 hectares of forest area has been affected. Speaking to ANI, Dhananjay Mohan said, "The forest fire situation is currently under control. Forest department personnel are reaching the spot on time." crash site.“So far, 388 cases have been recorded in the forest fire and in 6 cases, 5 people have died, 4 of whom were from Nepal and working in Almora Pauri.” He said that forest fires are still breaking out in Garhwal division and some parts of Almora are also affected. He further said, "Any kind of negligence regarding forest fire will not be tolerated, in view of this, major action has been taken against 17 personnel and 10 people have been suspended." Till now, 1300 hectares of forest area has been affected by forest fire.'' Earlier on Wednesday, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami reviewed the measures being taken to prevent forest fires and preparations for the upcoming monsoon season. The Chief Minister directed that to completely stop forest fires, all secretaries should be given the responsibility of different districts. The secretaries should go to the respective districts and conduct on-site inspection of the areas affected by forest fires and take effective steps to stop forest fires. On the instructions of the Chief Minister, action will be taken against 10 Forest Department personnel who were negligent in preventing forest fire. Instructions have been given to take disciplinary action against some other employees also. He instructed all the District Magistrates to seek public cooperation for effective prevention of forest fires.Strict action should be taken as per rules against those found involved in incidents of forest fire. Response time should be reduced to prevent forest fires Four people were arrested for allegedly setting fire to Gangolihat Rang forest in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand. The accused have been identified as Piyush Singh, Ayush Singh, Rahul Singh and Ankit. According to the sarpanch of Jakhani Upreti and Bhandari villages, the four accused had set fire to the forest in the Gangolihat range on May 3. The Supreme Court (SC) had expressed concern.On Wednesday, regarding the fire in the forests of Uttarakhand, the bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice Sandeep Mehta said that rain-dependent cloud seeding is not the answer to stop the fire and the government said that rain-dependent cloud seeding is not the answer to stop the fire. . Preventive measures will have to be taken. Expressing concern over the forest fire, the bench said that pictures and videos of the fire are going viral. The Uttarakhand government told the bench that from November 2023 till date, there have been 398 forest fires and all of them are man-made. It was further informed that a total of 388 criminal cases have been registered in connection with the forest fire and 60 people have been named in these cases.