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.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/mizoram-government-rings-fire-alarm
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/sentinel-guwahati
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/aizawl-d
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mizoram
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-fires
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/remote-sensing