Bhubaneswar: Odisha Fire Service has achieved a new milestone by having at least one Fire Station in each block as per the policy decision of the Government.
Today, two pending blocks of the State i.e. Chandua under Kuliana block of Mayurbhanj district and Chitrakonda Swabhiman Anchal under Chitrakonda block of Malkangiri district joined the mainstream by having their own Fire Stations.
With this flagship program of the Government, now all 314 blocks of the State are having at least one Fire Station. With the operation of the above two new Fire Stations at Chitrakonda and Chandua the total number of Fire Stations operating in the State has gone up to 341.
Revenue Minister Sudam Marandi and Home Minister Dibya Shankar Mishra inaugurated the aforesaid two Fire Stations today on a virtual platform in presence of Fire Services DG Santosh Kumar Upadhyay, Chitrakonda M.L.A Purna Chandra Baka, and Malkanagiri and Mayurbhanj Collectors.
The government had sanctioned 15 numbers of staff for Chandua Fire Station on 15.2.2014 and 15 numbers of staff for Chitrakonda Fire Station on 29.11.2021.
The newly operated Fire Station at Chitrakonda will cater to the needs of Swabhiman Anchal of Malkangiri District. Malkangiri Collector has already allotted land at Chitrakonda for construction of own Fire Station building with quarters. Similarly, the land selected for Chandua Fire Station is awaiting forest clearance from the local DFO.
