Amritsar city to get fire hydrant system soon to curb losses in congested areas
The Community News/Chandigarh
Amritsar city (walled city area) will soon get a fire hydrant system to control fire incidents in congested areas, Punjab Local Government Minister Inderbir Singh Nijjar said on Thursday.
The fire hydrant system in Amritsar City will also be replicated in other cities as well, he said while inaugurating Fire Service Training Institute in SAS Nagar, Mohali.
“These type of institutions were operating in various states but Punjab was lacking in this facility.
About 1.75 acres of land was allotted for this project.
A new building is to be constructed at the same place under the second phase and a fire service training institute.
And a fire station would be established in 20 acres of land at Lalru under the third phase where sports stadium, swimming pool, staff accommodation and training buildings will be established,” he said.
Nijjar stated that through these institutions, high level training would be provided regarding fire services.
These institutions will also create a large number of employment opportunities.
The institute will be equipped with state-of-the-art infrastructure, high level and experienced staff and national level training facilities.
With the help of these, the fire services in the state will improve further and the capacity to deal with untoward incidents would also increase.
The minister said Punjab government is committed to solve all the problems of all the personnel related with fire services.
With this initiative, firemen from different places will come and take training related to fire duty.
This will improve fire services in Punjab and provide better services to the residents of Punjab.
“Punjab government is continuously fulfilling the promises made to the people and large number of development projects is being continuously inaugurated.
Security of the people of the state is also being ensured from various aspects,” he added.
