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Home Minister G. Parameshwara connected Tuesday announced that much than 1,600 vacant posts successful the Karnataka State Fire and Emergency Services Department volition beryllium filled soon, with a connection already submitted to the Chief Minister.
He was speaking astatine a ceremonial astatine the R.A. Mundkur Fire Service Training Academy connected Bannerghatta Road, wherever helium presented the ‘Chief Minister’s Medal’ to officers and unit of the Karnataka State Fire and Emergency Services, Home Guards, Civil Defence and SDRF.
He flagged disconnected 40 caller fire-fighting h2o tenders inducted into the department.
Dr. Parameshwara said the section has earned nationalist designation for its commendable work and brought pridefulness to the State. He lauded the subject and dedication of occurrence work personnel, stating that their efforts during disasters, including flood rescue operations successful Madikeri, were praiseworthy.
Highlighting infrastructure enlargement plans, the Minister said the authorities has been requested to authorisation occurrence stations successful 15 caller taluks. On the lines of the constabulary lodging strategy nether which 40,000 houses person been constructed, a akin lodging installation volition beryllium provided for occurrence work personnel, helium added.
With a spike successful high-rise buildings successful Bengaluru, the section has been equipped with modern and precocious machinery. For the archetypal time, a 90-m aerial ladder level conveyance susceptible of reaching important heights has been inducted into the fleet. Under the 15th Finance Commission grant, ₹329 crore has been allocated to fortify the department. Of this, ₹98 crore has been spent connected constructing 21 caller occurrence stations. The authorities has taken steps to procure modern instrumentality and upgrade grooming infrastructure, helium said.
