The Governor of Punjab and UT Chandigarh Administrator Banwarilal Purohit on Tuesday called upon the newly recruited firemen in the Fire and Rescue department, Municipal Corporation Chandigarh to come forward and live up to their responsibilities.
As many as 268 firemen, who cleared the examination, were handed over appointment letters by the Governor during a special orientation programme held at Rani Laxmi Bai Mahila Bhawan, Sector 38-C, Chandigarh in the presence of Kirron Kher, Member Parliament, Sarbjit Kaur, Mayor, Dharam Pal, Adviser.
While congratulating them, the Governor said that it is essential to maintain people’s confidence and faith in public service delivery system and it can be achieved through determination, dedication and devotion. He asked them to provide responsive administration at the base level stating that Chandigarh Municipal Corporation has always accorded high priority to public service delivery.
He said that with the motto of ‘We serve to Save’, every official of this department has onerous task to save the lives and property in case of fire/disaster and the main purpose is to help those in distress. The fire brigade was founded on the mottos of valour and sacrifice. It is geared to ‘Kill the fire before it kills you’, said the Governor.