Bhubaneswar, March 10 -- The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Tuesday deployed a Mil Mi-17 to combat a major forest fire in the Mebo and Sigar areas of Pasighat, releasing around 66,000 litres of water in multiple sorties to contain the blaze.

In a post on X, the IAF shared images and videos showing the scale of the fire and the aerial operations carried out to bring the flames under control. The force said the helicopter undertook several water-dropping sorties to limit the spread of the fire and safeguard nearby habitations.

#IAF demonstrated rapid response & operational precision in Arunachal Pradesh, deploying a Mi-17 V5 helicopter to battle a major forest fire in the Mebo & Sigar areas of Pasighat.Over multiple sorties, the IAF released 6...