In view of the recent fire incident at Thana Road, Police Bazaar, Deputy Chief Minister incharge Home (Police) Prestone Tynsong on Thursday sought details from the fire service IG incharge on the challenges faced by the department.
Chairing a meeting to review the fire incidents in the State, Tynsong said the Government will try to meet all those requirements at the earliest possible.
Speaking to reporters, the Deputy Chief Minister Incharge of Home (Police) said, “Few decisions were taken where ultimately I have asked the department concerned, the fire service IG incharge to submit all details, what are the challenges that we have whether in terms of maybe instruments or in terms of infrastructure or in terms of manpower,I have instructed him to submit it to the department to the government and we will see one by one to meet all those requirements at the earliest possible,” Tynsong said.
The deputy CM said, “That is also part of the meeting. That is why I am telling you I have already told the fire service wings to submit all details which means recommendations, suggestions, views to the government and from there once I received all these, I will call the meeting again. That is why I have already instructed the IG incharge fire service to submit all those documents.”
Tynsong said, “I will again call a meeting (on the matter). We will discuss in the higher authority (on the) need to come up with (fire safety) policy and SOPs especially in the urban areas which I personally feel it is needed very urgently. Once that is done I am sure we will come up with SOPs and notification accordingly so that we will do it at the earliest possible.”