category Regional, chandigarh, , tags Regional, chandigarh, , DW BUREAU Chandigarh Haryana Deputy Chief Minister, Dushyant Chautala said that at least one fire station will be set up in each industrial area of the state. Panipat already has a fire station, but keeping in view the industrial needs, an additional fire station will be set up there. Besides, fire stations will also be established in the sectors of Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP). He gave this information after presiding over a meeting of senior officers of Fire and Emergency Services , Home Department, Industries and Commerce Department and HSVP on Thursday. Dushyant Chautala was informed in the meeting that at present there are 109 Government and 34 private fire stations in the state, with a total of 607 fire fighting vehicles and 102 motorcycles. Apart from this, on the request of the Deputy Chief Minister, 100 motorcycles will be given under the CSR fund by the Hero company. With the help of these motorcycles, it would be convenient to reach the congested streets and roads to control fire. The Deputy Chief Minister said that the fire station should be set up at such a place from where fire tenders do not face any difficulty in reaching the rural areas to extinguish crop fire in fields. He said that as agriculture and industry are the economic pillars of the state, it is necessary to protect both from incidents like fire. He directed to set up at least one fire station in each industrial area of the state. He said that in the first phase, fire stations should be set up in Kharkhoda, Sohna and Saha IMTs. He said that fire stations should be set up in all cities with a population of more than 5 lakhs. He directed to set up an additional fire station in Panipat in view of the large number of industries. (editor dailyworld.in)