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| Saroori fumes over increasing fire incidents in Kishtwar | | `Omar failed to open fire service stations at Tehsil level' | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Kishtwar, Dec 7: Senior Congress leader and MLA Inderwal, Ghulam Mohammad Saroori showed expressed his anger over increase in number of fire incidents in Kishtwar District, particularly in rural areas and put the blame on Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for his failure in taking appropriate steps to replace the worn out fire fighting system.
Omar who also holds the portfolio of Fire Services Department visited Foongwari of Balgaran village where on Thursday a three storied building owned by Sewa Ram son of Chait Ram was reduced to ashes in at tragic fire incident,
Saroori said that the government had failed to protect public property despite being informed on time. He said that Chief Minister Omar Abdullah also made a statement on the floor of the house with regard to up gradation of infrastructure in Fire Services Department. He also promised opening of Fire Service Department in all Tehsil of the states.
"Opening of new fire service stations at Tehsil level seems to be a distant dream, but CM even fails to upgrade infrastructure at District level," said Saroori.
He said that there is immediate need of opening of well equipped fire service stations at Tehsil level in all parts of the state, but added that in hilly areas like eeriest while District Doda, there is need of opening of such stations at block level. He said that due to rough roads and tuff terrains in eeriest while Doda District, it is not possible for fire department to reach the site of incident quickly as a result of which the public property suffered badly in day to day incidents.
He said that in recent year major incidents like in Warwan, Marwah, Dachhan, Padder, Nagsini, Chatroo, Bhunzwah, Drabshala and other parts of the District has raised a question mark on preparedness of fire service department and state government in tackling the growing fire incidents in Kishtwar District and other parts of the state.
Saroori also expressed his sympathies with house owners and directed the officials of the District Administration to prepare the compensation cases of all the victims immediately so that they can construct their house before snow fall.
He also demanded setting up a fire service station at Bunjwah, Chatroo, Sarthal and Bhalessa Town to cater to the need of the people in the area. Being a remote and far flung area, people suffer due to sudden break out of fire or man-made follies. He said that many a time human lives were lost, animals charred to death, residential houses and business establishments damaged completely due to non-availability of fire extinguishing equipment's. |
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