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New system to detect, combat forest fires [1]

Concerned over the increasing incidents of forest fires in the state, the government has decided to put in place a satellite data-based advanced system to detect, monitor and effectively combat such blazes.

Publication Date: 
26/05/2009
Tribune (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Forests [3], Forest Policy [4], Forest Fires [5], Afforestation [6], Remote Sensing [7], Geographical Information Systems (GIS) [8], National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA) [9], Himachal Pradesh [10]

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Source URL: http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/new-system-detect-combat-forest-fires

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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/new-system-detect-combat-forest-fires
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/tribune-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-policy
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-fires
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/afforestation
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/remote-sensing
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/geographical-information-systems-gis
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/national-remote-sensing-agency-nrsa
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/himachal-pradesh