Chief Minister Raghubar Das, while flagging off a fleet of 42 fire tenders in Dhurwa, reiterated that his Government is committed towards fighting with the disaster like adversities and providing relief to the people. The CM said it was the target of the Government that the light of development reaches even to the last person sitting on the social strata. The CM was addressing a gathering at the premises of Central Training Institute of Home Guard.
“It is the priority of the state Government to strengthen the Fire Services in the state. The Fire service should also be active in the state so that the instances of fire could be checked,” said the CM. It is the responsibility of the fire officials to reach to the spot on time and provide relief to the people, added the CM.
According to Das, concept of multiplex buildings even to the smaller towns is increasing and the numbers of high rise buildings are also increasing day by day giving way to the incidents of fire. Hence to deal with such situations, the fire men must be alert round the clock, said the CM.
“Most of the time it is reported that the fire tenders reaches late on the spot and the department must look into it so that such instances do not get repeated again in the future,” the CM said.
The CM further said that there is a need to change the work culture so that the state can become a model state in the field of fire service in the Country. He further said that it proved that the state government was committed towards bringing development in the State.
Congratulating the minister and officials of fire services, the CM also said that the police have been fulfilling the responsibility with dedication. He believed that the police will keep on doing its job with dedication.
In order to strengthen the fire services in the state, it is being equipped with all the modern facilities. In the year 2015, a fleet of a total of 42 fire tenders has been inducted to the department including 14 fire tenders, 14 Water Browser and 14 mini water tenders. All these vehicles will be utilized in the need of any instance of disaster or fire.
CM also declared that fire stations will be set up even in the sub-divisions across the state by the year 2017. Referring to the vacant posts in the fire services, the CM also ensured that the fire station offices will he recruited soon through State Staff Selection Commission.
Principal Secretary to CM Sanjay Kumar, Additional Chief Secretary (Home) NN Pandey, DGP DK Pandey, DG Asha Sinha and other senior police officials were also present during the programme.