BREAKING NEWS FOREST FIRE IN MANY AREA MOUNT ABU

I just received a call from Abu and a few messages on my Whatsapp.

"MOUNT ABU IS BURNING, FIRE HAS SPRUNG UP SUDDENLY IN QUITE A FEW PLACES"

I'm at the moment in Gujarat and have tried to glean as much as I can about the situation back home.

All services the army, the fire brigades, volunteers and even helicopters have been pressed into trying to contain the blazing fires, 

Mount Abu by itself is ill-equipped to fight any major forest fire IF THE FIRE GOD FORBID IS FANNED BY STRONG WINDS It's GOING TO BE A MAJOR DISASTER FOR THE ABODE OF THE GODS.

WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED.

Received a video clip via my WhatsApp have a look  click

FIRE FIRE -ABU BURNING 

 Receiving the latest pictures have a look 

Taking water from Nikki per kind favour Roxy

This is the first time in the history of Mount Abu that helicopters 

have been deployed to fight forest fires in the abode.

Army pressed into service per kind favour Harry

Fire blazing in the background on the other side of the lake

 per kind favour Harry

Fire en route Abu Road per kind favour Jaswant.

I just phoned Abu to get the latest on the situation. I was told the helicopters had to be grounded as they have run out of fuel. The fire West of Abu the Honeymoon point region is raging and I was told that a strong wind has sprung up the very thing I feared the most. If the fire goes out of control, it will be bad for the reserved part of the sanctuary. I truly hope the fire dies down before it reaches the sanctuary.
Will keep all updated as and when I receive the news from Abu

The hills are on fire per kind favour  Mike

Morning the situation is grim all night personnel have been battling the fires on different areas of Abu. The fire department had to send their team to the foot of Abu en route to try to contain the fire that was spreading in that area. The big concern for the authorities is to try to prevent the fire from reaching the Trevor Tank sanctuary area.
Logically for fires to erupt in so many areas and at the same time seems the work of arsonists. Mount Abu has had its shares of fire over the years in the peak summer season, but not on such a scale and not in so many places at the same time

In today's newspaper  Click Times of India
Massive fire breaks out in Abu

I spoke to a colleague of mine at 5:30 pm this evening. He said that he was at sunset point with volunteers who are trying to contain the fire spreading in that area. The fire which was raging around Honeymoon point and beyond has slackened, but he voiced his concern about the raging fire that is spreading in the area between Chipperbury and Aarna village, helicopters are pressed into this area to try and contain the spreading inferno this area has a lot of bamboos groves and the bamboos being semi-dry are very hard to put out.
I bleed for the destruction that the wildlife in this area has been subjected to, this area is home to a lot of languor monkeys, spurfowl, wild jungle fowls, and peacocks.

HARRY JUST PHONED ME AND REPORTED THAT ALL TRAFFIC HAS BEEN HALTED AT THE BASE OF ABU AT TALATI. He stated that no traffic is plying between Mount Abu and Abu Road as the forest fire has spread engulfing some area of the road. The firefighter is just trying to contain the fire so normalcy can be returned to traffic to and fro. Harry has been at Talati since 9 pm.

All traffic suspended between Abu And Abu Road awaiting clearance from the authorities when it's safe to do so.

THREE CHEERS TRAFIC HAS BEEN RESUMED HAPPY WEEKEND TO ALL 3 MINUTES AGO
IIT'S EASTER SUNDAY WISHING ALL A VERY PEACEFUL EASTER

Fire en route Abu Road per kind favour Harnam late last night after 

traffic resumed.

I received a call late last night and was informed that a high-level meeting was held by all concerned government officials and that it was decided to hold the operation till dawn as it was too risky for the firefighting team to enter the dense jungle.

Click to view news for today's paper
Times News 

Just got a phone call from one of the team members deputed to the Aarna area.He said to me that the fire in that area was out of control all efforts to contain it using firefighters, helicopters, army personnel, the reserve police and the local forest department have failed to contain it. The raging fire fanned by the wind in a southwest direction will probably reach the dense forest area towards Golden Horn.
Pray this does not happen as it will be catastrophic for this part of Abu.
Will keep posting as soon as I receive updates