The forest fires were so intense that even after three days of …
Burnt forest in the Kumaon hills.
Burnt forest in the Kumaon hills.
Burnt patches of forests in the Kumaon hills.
Burnt patches of forests in the Kumaon hills.
Burnt patches of forests in the Kumaon hills.
The forest fires were so intense that even after three days of …
Burnt patches of forests in the Kumaon hills.
Burnt patches of forests in the Kumaon hills.
A patch of burning forest, Kumaon hills.
The mountains having Chir Pine forests are brown with the pine …
The forest fires were so intense that even after three days of …
The forest fires were so intense that even after three days of …
A burning patch of forest in the Kumaon hills.
A burnt patch of forest land with a dead look. Almora.
The road acts as a fireline. Trees at the foreground are burnt …
Forest department quarters and notices at the entrance of the …
Forest department quarters and notices at the entrance of the …
Forest department quarters and notices at the entrance of the …
Fences are warnings against intrusion. The aliuenation of the …
A Kumaoni baraat, somewhere near Almora.
A Kumaoni baraat, somewhere near Almora.
A Kumaoni baraat, somewhere near Almora.
People waiting for a bus.
The villagers burn the thatch, leaves and other things in their …
The villagers burn the thatch, leaves and other things in their …
Fires that are burning in the fields. The villagers burn their …
Fires that are burning in the fields. The villagers burn their …
Rice husk stored outside the factory for use as raw material and …
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Amit Shanker
Rice husk stored outside the factory for use as raw material and …
by
Amit Shanker
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.
May, 1999 ,
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand)
Burnt patches of forests in the Kumaon hills.
Burnt patches of forests in the Kumaon hills.
Burnt patches of forests in the Kumaon 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.
May, 1999 ,
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand)
Burnt patches of forests in the Kumaon hills.
Burnt patches of forests in the Kumaon hills.
A patch of burning forest, Kumaon hills.
The mountains having Chir Pine forests are brown with the pine needles. They are called Pirul in the local language. These pine needles are like gunpowder. They are the fuel that sets the forests on fire. Kumaon 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.
May, 1999 ,
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand)
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.
May, 1999 ,
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand)
A burning patch of forest in the Kumaon hills.
A burnt patch of forest land with a dead look. Almora.
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.
Fences are warnings against intrusion. The aliuenation of the villagers from the forests is one of the major causes of devastation by fires this year.
A Kumaoni baraat, somewhere near Almora.
A Kumaoni baraat, somewhere near Almora.
A Kumaoni baraat, somewhere near Almora.
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.
Fires that are burning in the fields. The villagers burn their fields before tilling and this sometimes leads to forest fires.
Fires that are burning in the fields. The villagers burn their fields before tilling and this sometimes leads to forest fires.
Rice husk stored outside the factory for use as raw material and as fuel
