NDRF, IAF choppers continue to battle wildfire in Nagaland's Dzukou valley

As many as 60 personnel of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) were on Saturdaydeployed to extinguish the wildfire in the scenic Dzukou range in Nagaland's Kohima district. The wildfire broke out in Dzukou range in which the majestic Dzukou valley, a tourist hot spot in Nagaland is located, on Tuesday afternoon. On Friday, authorities had deployed an Indian Air Force Mi-17 V5 helicopter for the firefighting mission at the Dzuko valley, along with a C-130J Hercules aircraft, which airlifted 9 tonnes load with 48 NDRF personnel from Guwahati to Dimapur.

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