01463pab a2200181 454500 180718b2004 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Kaushik, A.D. Forest fire as a natural disaster in India 2004 p.475-482. Apr-Jun Among disasters, the forest fire has been emerging as the most common disaster since last decade, disturbing the bio-diversity, the ecology and environment of a region. The forests of Western Himalayas are more vulnerable to forest fire as compared to those in Eastern Himalayas. In 1995 forest fire had destroyed more than 3.75 million hectare of forest wealth in Uttaranchal alone. Of the total inventoried forest area of the country, on an average 8.92 per cent is affected by frequent fire and 44.25 per cent by occasional fire. Today, the most forest fires are the result of human neglect. The best way to control a forest fire is to prevent it from spreading by creating Fire Breaks in the shape of small clearings of ditches in the forests. Burning of forests and grasslands also add to already serious threat of global warming and pollution and may be a global source of methyl bromide, which is ozone depleting substance. In India there is as yet no proper action plan to control forest fires. - Reproduced. Forest fires - India Forest fires Indian Journal of Public Administration N 61673 61673 61673 0 0 0 0 IIPA IIPA 2018-07-19 Volume no: 50, Issue no: 2 AR62123 2018-07-19 2018-07-19 AR