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A large wildfire broke retired successful Nagaland's Western Dzukou Valley successful Kohima territory connected Friday (December 12, 2025), officials said.
The occurrence was archetypal spotted by a tourer guide, who instantly alerted the Khonoma colony authorities and the territory administration, they said.
Kohima Deputy Commissioner B Henok Buchem has issued an urgent bid detailing a peculiar squad for contiguous reconnaissance and rescue operations to forestall the dispersed of the blaze.
According to the order, the cognition is led by Imliakum, SDO (Civil), Sechü-Zubza, who has been tasked with coordinating efforts connected the ground.
He volition beryllium supported by a multi-agency squad comprising Sub-Divisional Police Officer (North), District Commandant of Home Guards, Range Forest Officer of Forest Department, Nodal Officer of District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) Kohima, OC Fire & Emergency Services and representatives from the Western Angami Youth Organisation (WAYO).
The squad has been directed to instantly scope the occurrence site, measure the situation, and mobilise each disposable resources to incorporate immoderate further dispersed of the fire. Regular updates from the tract squad person been mandated for effectual coordination and decision-making.
The Deputy Commissioner underscored the urgency of the concern and the request for swift, coordinated enactment fixed the ecological sensitivity of the Dzukou Valley, a renowned trekking and biodiversity hotspot known for its pristine landscape.
It dispersed up to the Southern broadside of Kohima district.
While further details are awaited, the cognition is being monitored intimately by the DDMA Kohima arsenic efforts proceed to forestall the occurrence from escalating.
