Uttarkashi, May 21 -- A forest fire near Basugaon on the Gyansu-Sald Road in Uttarakhand has been brought under control by the joint effort of State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), Forest Department, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and Fire Service teams.

This comes after the SDRF Uttarakhand received information about the forest fire near Basugaon late Wednesday night, with the possibility of the fire spreading to nearby residential areas.

Acting swiftly on the information, the SDRF team stationed at Post Ujeli, led by Head Constable Durgesh Ratudi, immediately rushed to the spot with the necessary equipment.

At the site, the SDRF team, along with the Forest Department, Fire Service, and NDRF personnel, jointly carried out an ...