The Indian Air Force (IAF) has deployed heavy-lift helicopters to battle wildfires on two fronts in the Northeast. "At Walong, Arunachal Pradesh, a total of 1,39,800 litres of water has been dropped, successfully extinguishing the blaze," the IAF stated. Simultaneous operations are ongoing in Nagaland's Dzukou Valley with Mi-17 V5 helicopters to battle fires near Japfu Peak.