Foundation stone laid for first fire station of Walled City

JAIPUR: Jaipur city mayor Vishnu Lahta laid the foundation stone of the first fire station at Walled City on Friday. The fire station will be made near Chaugan Stadium on the vacant land of JMC.
As per the fire committee members, the place already has a boring for water including 60% of other requirements. For the remaining facilities like office, garage, a fund of Rs27 lakh has been sanctioned.
Abha Beniwal, deputy commissioner fire at JMC said, “Around eight fire-fighting bikes and two tenders will be available here. The bikes will be more, as due to the congested lanes, heavy vehicles will not be useful. We are expecting that within three months the station will start functioning.”
The congested lanes of Walled City have always been a headache for the administration during the time of any fire incident. The fire tenders are not able to get into the narrow lanes and there have been incidents when the fire brigade has to break walls to make space for the water pipe to reach at the spot.
Around five new fire tenders have been bought by the DLB to be included in the fire brigade of the city. Fire department already has 50 fire tenders at present and more are included to improve the fire security of the city. For the first time in the state, a 70-metre fire tender will be included and will cost Rs14 crore to the JMC. As per a PIL filed in Rajasthan High Court last year, there should be one fire station for every 40,000 population, but in Jaipur, there are just 11 stations as against the requirement of 50.