Himachal Govt to motivate industrialists to set up fire stations in industrial areas

In order to meet the demand for fire brigades in industrial areas, the state government will motivate the industrial sector to take initiatives. Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said on Thursday such a feasibility study would be done to see of fire stations could be opened in the industrial areas of Kala Amb in Sirmour district, Amb and Gagret in Una district and Gwalthai in Bilaspur district.He was speaking after flagging off a fleet of 11 fire tenders from the Central Telegraph Office (CTO) here. With this, the fleet strength of fire tenders in the state has gone up to 88. He said eight more tenders would be added soon. The new fire tenders will be positioned at Rampur, The Mall, Shimla, Chhota Shimla, Tilak Nagar, Nahan, Paonta Sahib, Mandi, Dharamshala, Baddi and Una.