 It showed entire hillsides ablaze with walls of flames engulfing Even the tallest trees.The post demanding the fires be recognised as a national emergency, and the need of immediate deployment of NDRF teams, led to the government taking action, deploying the National Disaster Response Force and making use of Indian Air Force Mi-17 helicopters fitted with "Bambi buckets" to douse the fires with water.Subsequently, the World Bank took note of the fires and granted 500 crores ( 6,92,76,065.00 United States Dollars) 
To the Uttarakhand forest department to research the cause of the forest fires.