Massive fire breaks out in forest in J-K's Udhampur

May 30, 2021

Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 30 : A massive fire broke out in the forest of Daya Dhar in Ghordi area of Udhampur on Sunday.
Several hectares of forest area have caught fire and forest property worth lakhs has been burnt to ashes, the police said.
Teams of Forest Protection Force and Police are present at the spot to douse the fire.
This comes a week after a major fire broke out near the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district,
On May 21, the Indian Army doused the major fire near preventing damage to seasonal crops in two villages in Rajouri.