Overview
- The Indian Air Force reported it dropped 139,800 litres of water over Walong in Arunachal Pradesh, declaring the blaze extinguished.
- Aerial firefighting continues in Nagaland’s Dzukou Valley, with Mi-17V5 helicopters drawing water from Padumpokhiri Lake near Dimapur to target fires near Japfu Peak in thin air and poor visibility.
- Army Spear Corps, IAF units and district authorities remain deployed to cool hotspots and prevent re-ignition after multi-day operations in steep, hard-to-access terrain.
- Officials reported significant containment progress and said there have been no civilian casualties or damage to property so far.
- The General Officer Commanding of 2 Mountain Division reviewed the response on site, and the district recently saw a separate large fire on January 29 that was contained through coordinated Army–IAF action.