Maharashtra Forest Minister Ganesh Naik on Wednesday said the state government will deploy advanced equipment and reinforce existing mechanisms to combat forest fires and boost firefighting capacity across Maharashtra.

Naik was speaking in the Legislative Assembly in response to a query by Congress MLA Jyoti Gaikwad, Naik said local representatives, NGOs, and forest department officials are coordinating efforts to prevent and manage fire incidents, with the added support of satellite-based monitoring systems.