Dried chir pine trees. A lot of these dried pine trees can be seen in the Uttarakhand hills. The trees have dried up because of the heat, both of the atmosphere and the fire.
Green oak trees that have turned black and white due to the intensity of the fires. Drying oak trees were also seen in the high altitudes of Himachal this year due to intense and unusual heat conditions.
Green oak trees that have turned black and white due to the intensity of the fires. Drying oak trees were also seen in the high altitudes of Himachal this year due to intense and unusual heat conditions.
The forest fires were so intense that even after three days of rain, the roots of the pine trees were still burning in the chir pine forests of Uttarakhand hills.
The forest fires were so intense that even after three days of rain, the roots of the pine trees were still burning in the chir pine forests of Uttarakhand hills.
The road acts as a fireline. Trees at the foreground are burnt and the ones at the back, across the road are not as the fire on the Pirul couldn’t find a connecting trail across the road. Binsar, Almora.
Forest department quarters and notices at the entrance of the Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary. The sanctuary was almost entirely gutted by the forest fires this year.
Forest department quarters and notices at the entrance of the Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary. The sanctuary was almost entirely gutted by the forest fires this year.
Forest department quarters and notices at the entrance of the Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary. The sanctuary was almost entirely gutted by the forest fires this year.
Two LPG cylinders are left on the two posts of the gate which looked like a gate to nowhere. This is quite queer on a rainy day when there is no one around.
Two LPG cylinders are left on the two posts of the gate which looked like a gate to nowhere. This is quite queer on a rainy day when there is no one around.
The villagers burn the thatch, leaves and other things in their paddy fields just before tilling the land. Forest officials say that this also leads to forest fires.
The villagers burn the thatch, leaves and other things in their paddy fields just before tilling the land. Forest officials say that this also leads to forest fires.