Archives for November 2022

Parmesh S Jain

Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said today was an important day for the development of Bengaluru as well as infusing a biggest strength for the Department of Fire Services.

Speaking after dedicating 90 meter Aerial Ladder Platform vehicle on behalf of Karnataka Fire and Emergency Services and flagging of ‘Green Deepavali’, a public awareness campaign on the stairs of Vidhana Soudha here on Thursday, he said the 90 meter aerial ladder platform is a most essential and important facility and this modern ladder will work as a real friend in need.

The whole world is growing in a big scale and it is a most essential service especially in all important metropolitans without which building permission is not given.

Fire Safety and its rules are equally important. It was essential for the Department of Fire & Emergency Services to have all facilities to reach hi-rise buildings during an emergency.

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The CM said till now,the Bengaluru Fire Department had only a 50 meter ladder and the state capital is growing fast both horizontally and vertically.

After Mumbai City,Bengaluru has become the second city in the whole country to have a 90 meter Aerial Ladder Platform system.

Efforts were made to procure this in the last two and a half years and while he was the Home Minister the grants had been released.

But it got delayed due to some reasons such as Covid-19 and production problems.The new ladder will be put into use in BBMP limits, he added.

The Government is capable of solving problems
Bommai said Bengaluru City is growing fast and several definitions are made without understanding issues.

The recent rains had created floods only in two constituencies and not in all 26 Assembly segments.

But it was projected as if the whole Bengaluru City had submerged.In fact,Bengaluru is an important city both in national and international level and the government is capable of solving any problems of the city.It is important to present facts correctly.

There are over 100 personnel working in SDRF to deal with flood situations.The State Capital has both NDRF and SDRF teams and they are capable of rescuing anyone from any part of the city.

The government had already released Rs.20 crore to buy the new equipment and another Rs.20 crore was released recently.

The government’s intention is to strengthen SDRF. Instructions are given to form another two companies of SDRF for which ex-servicemen will be appointed.

Already,over 100 retired defense personnel were appointed and more personnel will be recruited directly for the proposed two companies.

Along with modernisation and increasing numbers,even training and empowerment are also given given importance.

The SDRF had helped during the recent floods in different districts,he added.

He said permission has been given to strengthen the Department of Fire Services by sanctioning various schemes and one of them was the procurement of 90 meter aerial ladder platform.

This department rescues people in any fire mishap that occurs in any corner of the city all the 24 hours.

The CM said 5,000 new vehicles are added to the fleet of vehicles daily whereas the roads have remained the same.

Despite this,the police department has been managing traffic by using several technologies including synchronizing for free flow of traffic.

As many as 7500 cameras are installed under the Nirbhaya scheme and it will be used to address the problems of traffic density and for women safety.They work on artificial intelligence and revolves 360 degree.

Steps are taken to fill up potholes across the city. New potholes have emerged due to incessant rain.Even they too are being filled up on the war-footing.

It was possible to do quality works in case rain reduces.Whatever repair works done would not last long during continuous rain.But all the potholes will be filled up,Bommai said.

The CM wished the people on the occasion of Deepavali festival and asked them to celebrate by using green crackers.

The citizens must use the crackers of less than 125 decibels.Home Minister Araga Jnanendra, Ministers,Kota Srinivasa Pujari,S.T.Somashekar, Shivaram Hebbar, MP P.C.Mohan,MLA Niranjan Kumar,Additional Chief Secretary (Home Department) Rajneesh Goel and DGP (Fire Services) A.K.Pandey were present.

Parmesh S Jain

The capacity and capability to save lives of people in fire mishaps and to check fire accidents have increased,opined Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai.

Speaking after dedicating 90 meter Aerial Ladder Platform vehicle on behalf of Karnataka Fire and Emergency Services and flagging of ‘Green Deepavali’,a public awareness campaign on the stairs of Vidhana Soudha here on Thursday, he said in the whole country,except Mumbai,only Bengaluru has 90 meter aerial ladder platform to rescue people who are struck in hi-rise buildings during the fire mishaps.

I will compliment Home Minister Araga Jnanendra,Home Department and senior officials of Department of Fire Services for bringing this ladder to Bengaluru”.

Earlier, the CM went in the newly dedicated aerial ladder platform along with others.Asked about his experience,Bommai said,I was surprised to see the design of Vidhana Soudha dome.

In those days, they had taken this stone to the top of the building. I was elated to see the Ashoka Pillar from a close angle. The solace is that with the new ladder it is possible to save lives of people in fire mishaps”.

Parmesh S jain

As many as 64 CCTV cameras installed at the 25 strategic locations across Yashwanthpur which is linked to a control room at police station to monitor Law and order situation.

Home Minister Araga Jnanendra,along with,MLA, Munirathna, Commissioner of police CH Pratap Reddy,Addl CP West,Sandeep Patil,on Thursday inaugurated the control room which was set up under MLA Local area development fund.

The CCTV cameras were also fitted with mics to help the control room staff to give instructions and make important announcements if necessary,Vinayak Patil,DCP, North division,said .

This is a pilot project to ensure law and order and to monitor the area round the clock from a control room.This project will be extended to other areas in future ,he added.

The police sitting in the control room not only monitor law and order situation but also take strategic decisions in case of any eventualities and deploy security arrangements accordingly,Mr. Jnanendra, said.This is going to help the police in crime prevention and maintaining law and order.

Parmesh S Jain

The Anti-Narcotics wing of the Central Crime Branch on Thursday busted an inter state drug racket and arrested three railway staff from Northeast Frontier Agartala working in coaching depot and recovered Hashish oil and Marijuana worth Rs.80 lakh from them.

The accused identified as Bapat Khare , Pinto Das and Rajesh Das are working as AC attendants and bed roll staff in north east railway

Senior officer told reporters,Based on a tip off a team of officials raided outside Byappanahalli railway station compound and caught the trio red handed .

During investigation the accused confessed the crime and it was revealed the accused working as AC attendants and bed roll staff in Northeast railway on contract basis and also running the drug racket to earn extra money.

During the raid The police team recovered 1.10 Kg of Hashish oil and 4 kilograms of Marijuana and four mobile phones from them.

The accused confessed that they would source the drugs from their contact in native place of Assam and get it to city by concealing in lockers of the bogies .

The accused would then sell the drugs to their contacts and local peddlers for a price of Rs.5 lakh per kilogram of Hashish oil and Rs.50,000 for marijuana.

The police have arrested the trio under NDPS and efforts are on to track down the peddlers who are on the run.

Finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner CH Pratap Reddy has appreciated Joint CP Crime Raman Gupta DCP Crime-1 Dr SD Sharanappa and his whole team for the exemplary and meticulous investigation done by them in nabbing the contract employees of Railway employee who used to get drugs concealed in the boogie of Railway and a special reward will be given to the team for the exemplary and excellent work done by them in nabbing the trio he added.

Parmesh S Jain

In a major embrassment,the Chandra Layout police have arrested head constable working in their own station for stealing Rs.10 lakh from a realtor during his arrest recently.

The accused has been identified as,Mahendra Gowda.

Senior officer told reporters,The accused Mahendra Gowda has been booked under theft and remanded to judicial custody before he was suspended from duty by the jurisdictional DCP Laxman B Nimbargi.

Mahendra Gowda has caught Lingesh,a relator of Channapattana along with his associates with the unaccounted cash of Rs.50 lakh .

Lingesh and his asosciates had come to exchange demonetized currency when they were intercepted by Mahendra Gowda and his colleagues .

While Lingesh and others were taken to the station Mahendra Gowda while carrying a cash bag and stolen Rs.10 lakh and sent it off to his house,before reaching the station.

Meanwhile after Lingesh and others were booked under various sections of KP act and released on station bail .

Lingesh came to know that cash of Rs.10 lakh is missing and filed a complaint with the senior police officer suspecting the role of Mahendra Gowda behind the missing cash.

Based on the complaint the police questioned Mahendra Gowda who eventually confessed to the crime.Based on his confession the police recovered the cash and arrested him.

This is the third incident where police personnel were involved in corrupt practices in the last one week .

Few days ago five policemen including two PSIs and three constables were suspended pending departmental inquiry for robbing a businessman in a case related to cricket betting racket .

The Lokayukta police trapped a head constable attached to Chikkajala police station red handed while accepting bribe from a businessman promised to drop the charges leveled against him in a property dispute case.