Bangalore to get fire prevention policy
Sarmistha Acharya
Bangalore, April 20: The fire department in Bangalore along with the city corporation, the urban development authority and the police department will come out with a new policy to minimize the fire accidents in the city.
“We will discuss and will formulate the law to reduce the number of fire problems in the city,” said Jija Madhavan Harish Singh, the director general of police.
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| The new fire policy will regulate high rise buildings |
V S Acharya, the home minister of Karnataka, said that a decision will be taken after consulting with the concerned departments.
Acharya said that according to the law, the fire safety audits have to be done in all the buildings. However, most of the buildings do not follow this. He added that this is an offence, though the charge of the offence is minimum.
However, B S Chengappa, the director of fire and emergency service, said though the fire problems cannot be solved as a whole, but the steps will be taken to minimize the problem.
Bravery awards presented
The home minister and the director general of police and secretary to the home department, Sunil Kumar distributed gold medals to the fire and emergency department and the home guard department. 48 fire fighters and 30 home guards across Karnataka received gold medals for the bravery they showed during the flood, land slide and fire incidents (Carlton tower) in Karnataka.
In the ceremony, Acharya said that every year Rs 35 crore extra fund is released in the annual budget to provide better fire service in the state. He also added that Rs10 crore has been released to purchase fire fighting equipments. He further added that 22 fire stations have been established to extend better fire service in the state.
The home minister also launched a book “Uncle Dash” to spread awareness about fire among school going children.
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