156 new fire stations to be built in country
Tuesday, 4 September 2012
The government will construct 156 new fire stations across the country in the next three years under a master plan, which also aims at providing training to ordinary people on protecting the community from fire and other disasters, reports BSS.
"A project has been taken under which the fire stations will be set up . . . these will also be used as training centres for people in the remote areas so they could learn the skill to handle fire and other disasters or accidents and protect themselves from hazards," Director General of Fire Service and Civil Defence Brigadier General Abu Naim M Shahidullah told the news agency.
He said the project is scheduled to be placed at the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) meeting today (Tuesday) for approval. After the approval, the fire service with the help of the public works department would implement the project by December 2015 involving Tk 8.89 billion.
Officials said, at present 173 upazilas out of 481 have the infrastructure and operation of fire service and civil defence while work had been underway to build 136 fire service stations under three projects.
Shahidullah said that operation and activities of the Fire Service and Civil Defence would be expanded after completion of the project to make country safer for the citizens.
The main activities of the project are acquisition of 51.99 acres site development, construction of functional building, internal sanitary and water supply, gas connection of 64 stations, boundary wall, electric connection, setting up of solar panel and other works.
Under the project, the fire station will be established in different upazilas of Dhaka, Narayanganj, Mymensignh, Sunamganj, Habiganj, Moulavibazar, Sylhet, Barguna, Patuakhali, Bhola, Barisal, Khagrachhari, Bandarban, Rangamati, Cox's Bazar, Chittagong, Laxmipur, Noakhali, Chandpur, Brahmanbaria, Comilla, Shariatpur, Madaripur, Gopalganj, Faridpur, Tangail, Narsingdi, Manikganj, Netrakona, Kishorganj, Jamalpur, Sherpur, Bagerhat, Khulna, Satkhira, Narail, Magura, Jhenaidah, Jessore, Meherpur, Pabna, Sirajganj, Chapainawabganj, Naogaon, Rajshahi, Joypurhat, Bogra, Gaibandha, Kurigram, Lalmonirhat, Rangpur, Panchagarh, Thakurgaon and Dinajpur districts.
Planning commission sources said the home ministry sent the project proposal to the planning commission worth Taka 9.01 billion. The project evaluation committee of the commission sent back the project on 20 January 2011 to the ministry for revision. Later, the ministry submitted the DPP to the PC again fixing the project cost at Tk 8.89 billion.
"A project has been taken under which the fire stations will be set up . . . these will also be used as training centres for people in the remote areas so they could learn the skill to handle fire and other disasters or accidents and protect themselves from hazards," Director General of Fire Service and Civil Defence Brigadier General Abu Naim M Shahidullah told the news agency.
He said the project is scheduled to be placed at the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) meeting today (Tuesday) for approval. After the approval, the fire service with the help of the public works department would implement the project by December 2015 involving Tk 8.89 billion.
Officials said, at present 173 upazilas out of 481 have the infrastructure and operation of fire service and civil defence while work had been underway to build 136 fire service stations under three projects.
Shahidullah said that operation and activities of the Fire Service and Civil Defence would be expanded after completion of the project to make country safer for the citizens.
The main activities of the project are acquisition of 51.99 acres site development, construction of functional building, internal sanitary and water supply, gas connection of 64 stations, boundary wall, electric connection, setting up of solar panel and other works.
Under the project, the fire station will be established in different upazilas of Dhaka, Narayanganj, Mymensignh, Sunamganj, Habiganj, Moulavibazar, Sylhet, Barguna, Patuakhali, Bhola, Barisal, Khagrachhari, Bandarban, Rangamati, Cox's Bazar, Chittagong, Laxmipur, Noakhali, Chandpur, Brahmanbaria, Comilla, Shariatpur, Madaripur, Gopalganj, Faridpur, Tangail, Narsingdi, Manikganj, Netrakona, Kishorganj, Jamalpur, Sherpur, Bagerhat, Khulna, Satkhira, Narail, Magura, Jhenaidah, Jessore, Meherpur, Pabna, Sirajganj, Chapainawabganj, Naogaon, Rajshahi, Joypurhat, Bogra, Gaibandha, Kurigram, Lalmonirhat, Rangpur, Panchagarh, Thakurgaon and Dinajpur districts.
Planning commission sources said the home ministry sent the project proposal to the planning commission worth Taka 9.01 billion. The project evaluation committee of the commission sent back the project on 20 January 2011 to the ministry for revision. Later, the ministry submitted the DPP to the PC again fixing the project cost at Tk 8.89 billion.