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Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has asked the officials to remain on alert and take measures to prevent the fires by coordinating with all departments.
"We are together, all of us, fighting the emergency. The priority is to save lives," President Gabriel Boric said.
Amid growing mercury levels, the state has seen 420 hectares of forest land being burnt away so far. Of those, Palakkad has suffered the most damage (160 hectares).
Brazil's national space research agency Inpe has registered 3,121 fires in the first 15 days of August, nearly five times higher than the same period a year ago.
Brazil's space research agency Inpe recorded 6,803 fires in the Amazon last month, up from 5,318 in July 2019.
The declaration 'will contain concrete actions' to preserve the Amazon, and will include an itinerary of activities.
The ban by Kerala Forest Department, enforced on February 15, will be in place till April 15.
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