Improve
fire services
Sir,
Despite
many odds, India, during of last fifty
six years of Independence, has emerged as
an Industrial power. There has been rapid
progress in Agricultural, Information and
Technology, Nuclear/Physical/Chemical
Sciences, Engineering, Space, Ocean,
Surface, Rail road/Air Transport, Five
Star Hotels, Oil and Gas, Science and
Technology, Tourism, Steel, Power and
irrigation sectors. Today, our country's
economy is stronger to achieve new
heights in space exploration and
technological developments. The nation,
legtimately is proud of such
achievements.
The rapid
pace of development in every sphere has
brought in with it the in-built
life-safety hazards and risks. Even after
fifty six years of Independence, the
general public lax safety awareness.
There are number of safety laws but these
are rarely implemented. If safety
precautions are observed scrupulously, a
number of fire accidents can be
prevented. Every year, colossal monetary
loss of property and some times
accompanied with loss of precious human
and animal lives is suffered. The fire
services play very vital role in saving
life and property but till now, fire
services all over the country, whether
maintained by Central, State Governments,
Public Sectors undertaking, Municipal
Corporation, Councils, Committees are
under staffed and inadequately equipped
and over loaded with work. There is
urgent need to upgrade fire services
effectively to cope with present days
work load which is increasing day by day
due to rapid industrialization and
technological developments all over the
country. And also there is great need of
more and more fire engineers to share the
work load in proportion to other
Engineering fields of the country to
combat the life risks produced thereby.
Moreover, this may help the Government to
settle down the unemployment problem
somehow, being this a new aspect of
career.
Besides, I
am also of the opinion in support of
Central Government Circular recently
released to all Chief Secretaries of
States in Indian Union to provide
separate identity to all Fire Services
organisations in this country to grow
under one flag, uniform and rank
structure of their own. It may come up
with new interest to give new direction
to frustrated youth to serve their
country enthusiastically.
Yours
etc...
N D Khajuria
Divl. Fire Officer (Retd)
242/G, Sainik Colony,
Jammu-180 011
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