Mind the wires while you light up crackers
8 Nov 2012 4:55 AM IST
It is given that the fire department of Delhi will be all geared up to serve the city in case of emergency during Diwali. But Delhi could do with some public participation as well.
A number of localities seem to be least bothered about the electric wires that lie in hapazard manner on the roads, a potential danger waiting to happen.
Millennium Post surveyed some localities and found that colonies, especially in east Delhi, the electrical wires were left hanging loose. ‘ It is not only during Diwali, the wires should be maintained and kept in a proper manner all the time,’ said Geeta Shah, a home maker. The same scenario greeted us in every lane of east Delhi area especially. The areas of Laxmi Nagar, Anand Vihar, Preet Vihar, which are densely populated, are the more danger prone areas, especially during Diwali.
‘We get almost 60-70 calls per day. The maximum calls come from east. Sadar Bazar and Karol Bagh are also accident prone zones. The lanes of these colonies are too narrow for the fire engines to reach the spot,’ said A K Sharma, director of Fire Services of New Delhi.
‘There is always a tendency of short circuit, especially during monsoon as these wires are hanging loose. The councillers seem to be lackadaisical about these issues even when Diwali is round the corner,’ said Rajiv Singh, a resident of Preet Vihar. When Millennium Post tried to contact health minister A K Walia, the calls went unanswered for two consecutive days.
Meanwhile, the security measures by the Fire Services of New Delhi are being beefed up. ‘Since we get almost 200 calls on Diwali, we have installed wireless control rooms, with additional fire posts apart from the existing 54 stations,’ said Sharma. ‘Employees in bikes and cars will also be available, in many areas like malls and market areas,’ he added.
‘The governmet should certainly take note,’ said Yogesh Sharma, a resident of Laxmi Nagar.
A number of localities seem to be least bothered about the electric wires that lie in hapazard manner on the roads, a potential danger waiting to happen.
Millennium Post surveyed some localities and found that colonies, especially in east Delhi, the electrical wires were left hanging loose. ‘ It is not only during Diwali, the wires should be maintained and kept in a proper manner all the time,’ said Geeta Shah, a home maker. The same scenario greeted us in every lane of east Delhi area especially. The areas of Laxmi Nagar, Anand Vihar, Preet Vihar, which are densely populated, are the more danger prone areas, especially during Diwali.
‘We get almost 60-70 calls per day. The maximum calls come from east. Sadar Bazar and Karol Bagh are also accident prone zones. The lanes of these colonies are too narrow for the fire engines to reach the spot,’ said A K Sharma, director of Fire Services of New Delhi.
‘There is always a tendency of short circuit, especially during monsoon as these wires are hanging loose. The councillers seem to be lackadaisical about these issues even when Diwali is round the corner,’ said Rajiv Singh, a resident of Preet Vihar. When Millennium Post tried to contact health minister A K Walia, the calls went unanswered for two consecutive days.
Meanwhile, the security measures by the Fire Services of New Delhi are being beefed up. ‘Since we get almost 200 calls on Diwali, we have installed wireless control rooms, with additional fire posts apart from the existing 54 stations,’ said Sharma. ‘Employees in bikes and cars will also be available, in many areas like malls and market areas,’ he added.
‘The governmet should certainly take note,’ said Yogesh Sharma, a resident of Laxmi Nagar.
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