Two Indian Air Force helicopters were pressed into service on Monday afternoon to douse the fire that raged in Karnataka's Bandipur National park on February 21. <br />''<br />''The operation was limited to the Gopalaswamy Betta Range in Chamarajanagar district. The other two ranges that were majorly-affected are Kundakere and Bandipur. <br />''<br />''The helicopters were deployed after Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy sought help from the Indian Air Force. The two helicopters flew 10 sorties and sprayed around 30,000 litres of water on the forest fire. <br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The air operation will now commence tomorrow. State Forest Minister Satish Jarkiholi said, around 2,000 hectares of forest land has been affected.</span><br />