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Mizoram Government rings fire alarm [1]

Aizawl, Feb 1 : With dry season closing in, the Mizoram Government has sounded fire alarm across the state. The State-level fire prevention committee has appealed to the Mizos to be cautious about forest fire with the arrival of dry season which is a period for traditional Jhum burning.

The committee has also instructed all the jhum farmers to burn their cultivation before March 15.

Publication Date: 
02/02/2011
Sentinel (Guwahati) [2]
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Aizawl (D) [3], Mizoram [4], Forests [5], Forest Fires [6], Remote Sensing [7]
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