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Time of India
21-05-2025
- Climate
- Time of India
Kolhapur civic body's fire department holds rescue & firefighting demonstration at Panchaganga ghat
Kolhapur: The civic body has established protocols to address potential flooding incidents within the city. The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation 's fire brigade conducted a demonstration of emergency response and rescue procedures at the Panchaganga ghat in preparation for the monsoon season. Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) administrator K Manjulekshmi noted that last year's strategic planning prevented losses, and confirmed similar preventive measures would be implemented this year. On Wednesday, chief fire officer Manish Ranbhise showcased specialised equipment to Manjulekshmi. The session at the Panchaganga included hands-on water rescue exercises utilising rubber boats, safety gear, and rope techniques for rescuing individuals from drowning situations. The showcase included specialised tools such as cutters, spreaders, slope cutters, breathing apparatus sets, hydraulic equipment, compressors, lifting bags, life line launchers, victim detection cameras, thermal cameras, and rapid response vehicles from the fire service. Students from the All-India Institute of Local Self Government Fire College received practical instruction on emergency response protocols from the fire brigade. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Conheça o produto aprovado por profissionais para melhorar seu bem-estar geral AlwaysFit Undo Manjulekshmi said, "Before the monsoon, action is being taken against drain cleaning, cutting of dangerous trees, and removal of dangerous hoardings. Notices will be issued to owners of dangerous buildings in the city. In case of a disaster, 50 volunteers of the Bawda Rescue Force will help the municipal corporation along with the civic machinery. Care will be taken to ensure there is no damage." Municipal cleaning staff have finished approximately 90% of maintenance work across 470 drainage channels. Heavy machinery has cleared 70% of the accumulated sediment. Manjulekshmi added, "We have plans to complete this work in 10-12 days by using additional earth-moving machines. Till Wednesday, 17,000 tonne of silt was removed from the drains in the city, and the work of removing the silt is still going on."
Time of India
14-05-2025
- Automotive
- Time of India
Kolhapur civic body seeks 50 additional e-buses from central govt
Kolhapur: The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) has requested for additional 50 electric buses from central govt's PM-eBus Sewa project for its transport service — Kolhapur Municipal Transport (KMT). A proposal outlining this demand has been submitted to the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. Currently, the KMC has received approval for 100 e-buses. Of these, 40 are expected to join the KMT fleet shortly, with the remaining 60 will be delivered in phases. The demand for additional buses is based on the city's growing population and anticipated increase in passenger numbers if nearby villages are integrated into the municipal officer P N Gurav said, "A large amount of development work is going on in the workshop of KMT at Buddha Garden. An electric charging station is being set up. A total of 40 e-buses are expected to arrive anytime soon in the first batch."He added, "Considering the increased passenger count once the merger of fringe villages takes place into the municipal limits and scrapping of 75 old buses, a proposal for additional 50 e-buses was sent to the Centre as per the instructions of civic administrator K Manjulekshmi. These buses are expected to arrive fleet by 2027."In order to reduce environmental pollution and make journey of urban commuters comfortable, central govt will be providing a total of 3,162 e-buses for cities across the country. In this, the share of Maharashtra is as much as 1,290 buses for 15 cities.
