Shift warehouses outside Hyderabad, urges Union Minister Kishan Reddy
The Hindu
Union Minister G.Kishan Reddy urges State govt. to shift storerooms, godowns from populated areas to prevent fire mishaps. He condoled deaths & promised ex-gratia & financial aid from PM's Relief Fund/PM Cares Fund. He appealed to GHMC, Fire Service & police to take stern action against illegal warehouses.
Union Minister for Tourism, Culture and Development of Northeast Region G.Kishan Reddy has demanded that the State government to immediately shift the storerooms, godowns and warehouses located in highly populated areas outside the city in view of repeated fire mishaps and loss of life.
Talking to the media after he visiting the fire-ravaged site at Bazarghat in Nampally where at least nine persons died, the Minister pointed out that such fire mishaps have become a common feature in the past few years even in Secunderabad and other areas of the capital where illegal godowns have been functioning, but the government has not responded with the needed alacrity to prevent such incidents.
Mr.Reddy, also the Telangana BJP president, condoled the deaths and said it was the poor and lower middle class who have suffered during such incidents but the government stands unmoved.
“The government talks big but takes no action on ground. I once again appeal to the GHMC, Fire Service department and the police to deal sternly against illegal warehouses storing dangerous or inflammable material so that these incidents do not recur,” he said.
He also promised to ensure that ex-gratia for the bereaved family members and financial compensation for the people affected are provided by the PM’s Relief Fund or PM Cares Fund.
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