FC52/2014

Me and moms pvt ltd plastic godown 2 fire tenders and 4 bounzers on spot. No casualty. Full godown damage. @ 1.am on 11 Jan 14

F/C N0 :- 51/2014

CFCR....F/C N0 :- 51/2014...DATE :- 10-01-2014... TIME :- 22:50 Hrs...ADDS :- kamakshe playa, magadi road, near pooja kalyana mantapa, B'lore....Type Of Fire :- smoke in factory..V.T.O :- 01 W/L from RFS Sent to the spot....

F/C N0 :- 49/2014

CFCR.... F/C N0 :- 49/2014... DATE :- 10-01-2014... TIME :- 20:36 Hrs... ADDS :- nagarbhavi ring road,near BDA complex,annapurneshwari nagara, B'lore.... Type Of Fire :- fire in footwear shop .. V.T.O :- 01 W/L from RFS Sent to the spot....

GUWAHATI, Jan 9 – Khagen Sarma, a 1982 batch IPS officer, has been appointed as the next Director General of Assam Police.

GUWAHATI, Jan 9 – Khagen Sarma, a 1982 batch IPS officer, has been appointed as the next Director General of Assam Police. He is now serving as DG of Civil Defence and Home Guards. However, the date on which Sarma will take over as head of the State police force has not yet been decided. The present DG, JN Choudhury, who will take over as DG of the National Security Guard, is likely to relinquish charge after January 26 and Sarma will take over charge from him. During his career as an IPS officer, Sarma had served as SP of the districts of Karimganj, North Cachar Hills and Jorhat and served as Principal of the Police Training College. He also served as DIG of Police of the Northern Range before joining the Special Branch as DIG in 1997. He served as DIG, IGP and Additional DG in the Special Branch before taking over as DG of Civil Defence and Home Guards in August last year.

http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=jan1014/city05

Jan 04 2014 :: The Governor of Odisha conffers medal on Commandant General and Director of Homeguards and Civil Defence M N Rao IPS.

10 Jan 2014

10-01-2014 08:55:38 AM in KSNDMC KSNDMC District wise Daily Rainfall SMS will contain Minimum, Maximum and Average Rainfall for the 24 hrs ending at 8.30 AM.

10-01-2014 08:56:07 AM in KSNDMC KSNDMC District wise Rainfall Distribution: WS-Widespread, FWS-Fairly Widespread, SCT-Scattered, ISO-Isolated, NEG-Negligible.

10-01-2014 08:56:41 AM in KSNDMC KSNDMC:10/1/2014,Rain Data,mm -Min, Max, Avg: BANGALORE URBAN- NEG,0, 1, 0; CHIKKABALLAPURA- NEG,0, 1, 0; GADAG- NEG,0, 1, 0; HAVERI- NEG,0, 1, 0;

10-01-2014 08:57:38 AM in LM-KSNDMC KSNDMC:10/1/2014,Rain Data,mm - Min, Max, Avg: DHARWAD- NEG,0, 2, 0; BELLARY- NEG,0, 1, 0; CHAMARAJANAGARA-NEG,0, 1, 0; HASSAN- NEG,0, 1, 0;

10-01-2014 08:57:52 AM in KSNDMC KSNDMC:10/1/2014,Rain Data,mm -Min, Max, Avg: No Rain in 22 Districts

10-01-2014 09:07:12 AM in KSNDMC KSNDMC Taluk wise Daily Rainfall SMS will contain Minimum, Maximum and Average Rainfall for the 24 hrs ending at 8.30 AM.

10-01-2014 09:08:09 AM in KSNDMC KSNDMC Taluk wise Rainfall Distribution: WS-Widespread, FWS-Fairly Widespread, SCT-Scattered, ISO-Isolated, NEG-Negligible.

10-01-2014 09:09:10 AM in KSNDMC KSNDMC:10/01/2014,Rain Data,mm -Min, Max, Avg :BANGALORE URBAN:BANGALORE EAST- NEG, 0, 1, 0;No Rain in 3 Taluks;

10-01-2014 09:15:51 AM in KSNDMC BANGALORE URBAN Dist. KSNDMC (10/01/2014) ANEKAL 15.80 Celcius, RH: 90.30% CHIKKA JALA 15.70 Celcius, RH: 99.90% YELAHANKA 16.40 Celcius, RH: 93.20%

10-01-2014 09:15:59 AM in KSNDMC KSNDMC BANGALORE URBAN Dist. (10/01/2014) KSNDMC-Geoedge 16.40 Celcius, RH: 85.20%

10-01-2014 09:57:37 AM in KSNDMC KSNDMC RF FORECAST(mm) for 24hrs (10/01/2014): No Rain in Interior Karnataka, Coastal and Malnad Regions;

10-01-2014 09:59:24 AM in KSNDMC RF FORECAST(mm) District KSNDMC level for 24hrs (10/01/2014): BANGALORE URBAN: No Rain.

10-01-2014 10:00:57 AM in KSNDMC KSNDMC RF FORECAST(mm) Taluk level for 24hrs (10/01/2014):BANGALORE URBAN:No Rain in all Taluks;

F/C N0 :- 42/2014

FIRE in Volvo bus
F/C N0 :- 42/2014.
DATE :- 09-01-2014..at 11:06 Hrs.near Corporation,
opp kantirava stadium, B'lore..
Fire Engines Sent to the spot.Info CW

Fc 43/2014

CFCR....
F/C N0 :- 43/2014...
DATE :- 09-01-2014... TIME :- 11:29 Hrs...
ADDS :- Prakashnagar, 2nd Cross, 80 feet Road, Near Om Shakthi Temple, Rajajinagar, Navarang Bar Left Road, B'lore....
Type Of Fire :- Gas  Fire In Temple ...
V.T.O :- 01 W/L from RFS Sent to the spot....

RC 05 07Jan2014

A 26-year-old construction labourer
was buried alive while another
escaped with injuries when a heap
of earth caved in on them at an
under construction site in
Kammanahalli in the City on
Tuesday morning.
The body of the deceased Bharath,
which was trapped in the debris of
the collapsed earth and iron rods
fixed for construction of a retaining,
was retrieved after more than seven
hours of rescue operation carried out
by the personnel from Fire and
Emergency Services.
Police said the incident took place
around 9.30 am soon after Bharath, a
native of West Bengal, and Birbal, a
native of Jharkand, began digging
the earth for construction of a
retaining wall for the basement of an
apartment spread across a site
measuring about 4,400 square feet.
As soon as the earth fell on them
from a height of around 12 feet,
Anand, an employee in a welding
shop nearby ran to their rescue with
implements from the shop. He
managed to pull out Birbal from
underneath the heap of earth. While
Birbal was taken away to a hospital
in Indiranagar, Anand tried in vain to
rescue Bharath, whose hand was
visible amid the rubble.
Soon, personnel from the Fire and
Emergency Services reached the
spot and started the operation to
rescue Bharat. “Retrieving the body
was a complex operation as the
earth had collapsed on the iron rods
that had been fixed for building the
retention wall”, a Fire Force
personnel said.
BBMP officials said the land was
jointly owned by three persons, who
were building an apartment complex
comprising basement plus three
floors. The owners had obtained all
the necessary permission and soil-
testing too had been carried out, the
officials said. However, the mishap
had taken place due to the
negligence of the owner and the
builders, a BBMP official said.
Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner of
Police (East) Harsha, who also
visited the spot, said a case of
negligence has been booked against

http://m.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/one-buried-alive-as-earth-caves-in-at-construction-site-in-bangalore/article5549436.ece/

NDRF on 05 Jan 2013

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM :: 04th January 2014 ::Elaborate Arrangements for Makaravilakku Elaborate arrangements will be put in place for the Makaravilakku festival at Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa Temple, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said here on Friday. Chandy was briefing the media about the decisions taken at a special meeting chaired by him and attended by Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala and Devaswom Minister V S Sivakumar. Besides central agencies such as the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF)and the Rapid Action Force (RAF), around 4,000 police personnel will be deployed at Sabarimala. In case of blocking the vehicular traffic following unexpected rush of devotees, facilities would be provided in coordination with various government agencies and voluntary organisations. Chandy said that 1,000 KSRTC buses would be pressed into service during the Makaravilakku festival. Drinking water will be ensured at Pampa, Sannidhanam and Nilakkal. Quality of water will be tested every hour. The water flow in Pampa river will be stabilised by opening the shutters of Kullar dam. More facilities will be provided to devotees who take the Vandipperiyar and traditional forest trekking paths to Sabarimala. Adequate lighting will be provided in Kozhikkanam and Uppupara areas for the Makaravilakku ceremony. ENS http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Elaborate-Arrangements-for-Makaravilakku/2014/01/04/article1981915.ece DEHRADUN ::Jan 4, 2014 :: DEHRADUN: The Uttarakhand high court has stayed the transfer of 70 acres of land sanctioned by the state government for a new battalion of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF). The Congress-led Vijay Bahuguna government had hit headlines for quick land clearance for the NDRF's Uttarakhand battalion post the June 2013 deluge. The sanctioned land was supposed to be handed over to the NDRF by mid-January this year. However, acting on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), the HC on Tuesday ordered a stay on the transfer of land till further orders. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Barin Ghosh and Justice Sarvesh Gupta passed the order. Counsel for the Haridwar Municipal Corporation, Sandeep Kothari, told TOI that the PIL was filed by the corporator of Ward No. 12 in Haridwar, Rajesh Sharma. "The next hearing in the case is expected only after the winter vacations in the HC," Kothari added. The state government had in November last year given a quick land clearance for the base of the 11th NDRF battalion in Haridwar. The specialised central force, which was at the forefront of the rescue and relief operations during the Himalayan Tsunami, has presently got 10 battalions, comprising about 15,000 personnel. Haridwar was chosen as the base for the new NDRF battalion. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2014-01-04/india/45859408_1_ndrf-battalion-justice-sarvesh-gupta-pil Calcutta:: 04 Jan 2014 ::Cut out the word management from the state disaster management department. The absence of government divers near waterfalls, rivers, lakes and dams — all popular picnic spots — is proving to be a fatal oversight of the department, which even lacks the mandatory State Disaster Response Force to attend to exigencies. Two days after a youth was feared drowned in Dassam Falls on January 1, Ranchi district administration has not yet succeeded in fishing out the body. Officials, claiming that nearby Bundu village divers had on Friday jacked up their rates to Rs 30,000 for the job, called the demand “inhuman” and “uncalled for”. District officials and state tourism department called an “expert diver” from Jamshedpur this morning, one Gurmeet Singh, who said he would do the job for free. In a similar tragedy on December 25, when a 16-year old student from Hazaribagh drowned in Dassam, his decomposed body was fished out two days later by divers of Pansakam village under Chirgu panchayat. They charged Rs 11,000 for the job. Why Jharkhand, with popular water bodies with the potential to turn into watery graves for tourists and bathers, does not have a dedicated force of trained divers is a mystery. Bundu SDPO Ram Sewak Rai, who had to bear the brunt of regular deaths at Dassam Falls, nailed the need when he said: “Drowning deaths at Dassam give us a tough time as we have to negotiate with villagers who are prepared to dive and fish out the victims. It is high time the government has its own fleet of divers whom we can call anytime from any part of the state.” The state disaster management department, which made loud noises last year, calling Uttarakhand’s cloudburst and floods an “eye-opener”, has continued to cite funds crunch and lack of concrete proposals to start its own divers’ squad. Be it the December 15 Ranchi Lake boat tragedy, Christmas drowning deaths in Tilaiya Dam and Dassam Falls, the repercussions due to lack of dedicated divers proved fatal. After every drowning incident, hunting for divers and getting into a lengthy bargaining process on their fees made every human tragedy a farce. “In the Ranchi Lake tragedy, Pahari Tola resident Abdul Manan’s body was brought out hours after the boat capsize as we didn’t find divers on the spot. Local people did all they could,” a district administration official said, refusing to be named. Officials who came on record sounded eerily similar. When contacted, Arun Kumar Singh, principal secretary of state disaster management department, said: “I am aware of the recent tragedies. Once the State Disaster Response Force, which is hanging in balance for the last three-four years, gets constituted, we hope to tackle emergencies in a better way.” But on a deadline, Singh stayed mum. However, the much-hyped disaster response force — on the lines of the elite National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) — will not guarantee much headway in individual drowning deaths. Personnel from its battalions will be deployed only in cases of mass-scale emergency situations such as fires, floods, earthquakes and landslides. On the efforts for individual rescues and recoveries, Ranchi district additional collector Virendra Kumar, who takes care of district disaster management work, said: “A few years ago, we tried to recruit divers on contract but didn’t get proper hands. Then, nothing much happened.” “We feel bad (about the lack of the diving squad in the state) but we honestly don’t have funds earmarked for drowning incidents. Ideally, at the state or district level, dedicated divers are a must, especially in a state like Jharkhand that has many water bodies popular with tourists,” said Jaishree Jha, joint secretary of the disaster management department. On why the department couldn’t initiate remedial action, Jha said: “We can’t work on a suo motu basis. Drowning, lightning and elephant deaths aren’t included in the central list of disasters. I have pressed the home ministry to at least include lightning in the list.” Interestingly, even the file of the hyped State Disaster Response Force was lost and then found. “In the fag end of December, I traced the file in the home department,” Jha said. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140104/jsp/jharkhand/story_17748126.jsp#.UskX85aaoYc

25th all-India road safety week

NAGPUR: "When on the road, always say pehle aap." This is the theme of this year's road safety fortnight that was inaugurated at city RTO's Giripeth office on Friday by National Civil Defence College director GS Saini who advised motorists to respect fellow-travellers on roads. RTO S Shelke told TOI the transport department will hold special sessions with drivers of Starbus, state transport, and private driving schools owners for training in defensive driving, steps to curb accidents and many other measures. The 25th all-India road safety week is observed in the first week of January by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to create awareness about safety on roads and prevention of accidents. The state government has extended the week to a fortnight. Assistant commissioner of police (traffic) M Gawade expressed concern over rise in mishaps due to 'drink and driving'. He also pointed out that all concerned government agencies should work together to improve better infrastructure to avoid road mishaps. The Nagpur traffic police, state highway police, transport department, district collectorate and NGOs will jointly undertake a host of initiatives with active participation of citizens. Apart from awareness drives, Shelke said that his flying squads will conduct special enforcement drives to check if vehicles are stopping on zebra crossings, drunk and reckless driving and impounding of illegal passenger vehicles. Deputy RTO Vijay Chavhan said a walkathon of school students has been planned for January 12. "The rally will start from city RTO at 10am and will conclude at Yeshwant Stadium," he added. A special drive will also be launched for installing reflectors on all vehicles, tractor trolleys, and bullock carts. The city traffic police will also organize various programmes to create awareness among motorists, pedestrians. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/States-pehle-aap-theme-to-curb-mishaps/articleshow/28353352.cms