Which of the following is/are major reasons for Uttrakahnd Jungle Fire apart from role of Mafia?

1. Migration of people outside state
2. Presence of highly heat resistant chir pine tree
3. Scanty rains

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
a) 1 and 3 only
b) 1 only
c) 3 Only
d) 1,2 and 3

Ans – [D] 

Explanation – All three are said to be major reasons of Uttrakhand jungle fire which took such a big scale. Chir pine tree is highly heat resistant due to presence of a very thick cork but it produces chir pine needles which have resins in them. These needles are highly inflammable. Though villagers were using them as livestock bedding, biomass and compost but recent years have seen huge migration of people outside state. Due to this, these chir pine needles have remain unutilized and lied scattered on ground.

Scanty rains have also dried the vegetation and thus it helped in increase of area of fire.