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Highlighting the causes of forest fires, bring out the measures to prevent their occurrence in India.
Forest Fire mainly caused by two broader factors namely human factor and natural factor. Human factor includes slash-and-burn agriculture, camping fire, illegal logging whereas Natural factor includes lightning ,Now a days global temp is rising so this also leds to forest fire. In a study it is founRead more
Forest Fire mainly caused by two broader factors namely human factor and natural factor. Human factor includes slash-and-burn agriculture, camping fire, illegal logging whereas Natural factor includes lightning ,Now a days global temp is rising so this also leds to forest fire. In a study it is found that 40-50% of forest fire are caused by lightning whereas approximately 40% of forest fire is caused by human internvention.
Ways to prevent forest fire in India
1)Warning System -> With the help of Satellite and other sensors we can build a warning system that can warn about the possible forest fire in a particular area so that preventive measures can be taken to avoid forest fire.
2)Implement laws -> Forest department should implement strict laws for illegal logging and for other things also.
3)Education -> Local people must educated and be aware of forest fire so that they avoid and take preventive measures. Tourists should also follow proper rules if they are in forest area
4)Infrastructure -> Forest Department should have proper infrastructure to control the forest fire as soon as possible and they should be able to take action quickly.
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