Dehradun, March 11 -- Garhwal Post Bureau

Dehradun, 10 Mar: The Government has claimed that it has initiated and intensified serious efforts to curb forest fires in Uttarakhand, which has begun to raise hopes of meaningful results, with a series of preventive measures being implemented following directions issued by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami.

The officials stated that the government has purchased pine needles, locally known as pirul, worth more than Rs 5.42 crores from villagers within a period of one year, through the Forest Department. The government has asserted that the initiative aims to address one of the primary causes of forest fires in the state's pine forests. During the year 2025, a total of 5,532 tonnes of pirul wer...