Request for fire brigade on E-way
By rajesh, Section Infrastructure
Posted on Wed Jul 25, 2007 at 09:22:22 PM EST
ADDITIONAL director general (traffic) Arup Patnaik will request the State Government to deploy a fire brigade on the accident-prone Pune-Mumbai Expressway. This was decided in a recent meeting between Patnaik and the various traffic officials across Pune district.
During their discussions, the rural police presented Patnaik with a list of 182 accident-prone locations across the district, of which 22 were found to be on the old Pune-Mumbai highway and E-way. Additional superintendent of rural police Ashok Morale said they then requested Patnaik for the issual of speed guns to the Highway Safety Patrol (HSP) as well as a fire brigade system.
"There were at least six instances of vehicles catching fire last year. And in the absence of a fire brigade, some deaths were even reported," Morale said. Sensing the urgency, Patnaik agreed to make a request with the State. An extra ambulance may also be stationed.
Meanwhile, deputy commissioner of police (traffic) Mahesh Ghurye said Patnaik they also briefed Patnaik about the city branch's various projects.
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