More than 6000 personnel, three IAF choppers fitted with Bambi bucket to carry water have been deployed in Uttarakhand to douse the forest fire that 
engulfed large part of the hill state. The situation is under control now.
Meanwhile, a four-member Central team of experts, including Special Director Centre for Fire Explosives K C Wadha and director of Delhi Fire Services G C Misra have reached Uttarakhand to assess the situation and suggest possible remedies.
In view of the urgency of the matter, the team will submit it’s report to the Home Ministry within a week with its recommendations.
Earlier in the day, Home Minister Rajnath Singh reviewed the forest fire situation with top officials of the Uttarakhand government and assured them of all Central assistance.
Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has said that the Centre is taking the forest fire in Uttarakhand very seriously and making all efforts to control it.
Talking to reporters in New Delhi, the union minister said that six thousand personnel have already deployed to douse the fire.