DELHI FIRE SERVICE INVESTING OVER RS 300 CR IN UPGRADATION, EQUIPMENT

NEW DELHI: From upgrading its control room by digitisation of records to procuring the latest high-tech equipment for fire-fighting operations, the Delhi Fire Service will be modernised with an investment of over Rs 300 crore, a senior official said on Tuesday. DFS Director Atul Garg said the department has received approximately Rs 332 crore in the Delhi budget 202223 for modernisation. “This is the first time that such a huge budget crore has been allotted by the Delhi Government for the modernisation of the department and to procure high-tech equipment for fire-fighting operations. The budget will also be used for revamping the fire control room by digitising it,” he said.