Efforts are beneath strategy to extinguish a hearth on the Noorpur vary of Islamabad’s Margalla Hills as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed authorities to behave swiftly to manage the blaze.
The incident follows two similar fires in the identical vary yesterday, which had been put out by firefighters after seven hours with the help of helicopters.
Capital Growth Authority (CDA) spokesperson Kamran Aslam stated the hearth occurred at Path-3 of the Saidpur vary, which had now been extinguished, however had unfold in direction of Path-5 of the Noorpur vary.
He added that CDA and wildlife division groups had been busy extinguishing the blaze at Path-5.
Taking discover of the hearth, PM Shehbaz directed the related authorities to right away mobilise and provoke operations to manage it, state broadcaster PTV said on X.
“The fireplace ought to be managed earlier than it spreads additional. It have to be ensured that no hazard is posed to any human life,” he was quoted as saying.
Aslam stated greater than 65 firefighters had been engaged in efforts to manage the hearth, with extra groups awaited.
The setting director common was overseeing the operation himself on the directives of CDA Chairman Muhammad Ali Randhawa, Aslam added.
He additional stated that the related assistant commissioner was additionally current on the website.
Aslam, additionally the CDA deputy director, highlighted that gusts of wind and scorching climate had created difficulties in controlling the hearth. He added that each one assets had been being put to make use of for the operation.
Spreading over 12,605 hectares, the Margalla Hills Nationwide Park witnesses scores of fires yearly that injury the forests and create air air pollution.
On Monday, two main fires broke out at round 1pm within the Saidpur vary in two totally different places — Chiran Di Gali and Saidpur space.
Setting director Asif Majeed had stated each fires had been seasonal and that over 200 firefighters had taken half within the extinguishing efforts.
Native firefighters, employed by the CDA for hearth season, in addition to three helicopters of the defence authorities and the Prime Minister’s Workplace had taken half within the operation on the request of the Nationwide Catastrophe Administration Authority. Water was lifted from Rawal Dam in buckets.