Rs 50 lakh sanctioned for installation of fire tender for Khonmoh IE

Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Shahid Iqbal Choudhary Wednesday visited the Industrial Estate Khonmoh to assess the damage from a fire incident that gutted a cardboard manufacturing unit there.

The unit holders at the industrial estate while interactingwith the DC on the occasion rued the lack of fire station or fire hydrantsinside the industrial estate.

   

The DC sanctioned Rs 50 lakh for a dedicated fire tender forthe industrial estate on the spot and also assured of taking up requirements ofadditional infrastructure with the concerned quarters.

Joint Director F&ES was asked to provide technical stafffor management of the equipment and machinery to be provided by the districtadministration.

Meanwhile Director Industries and Commerce, Mahmood AhmadShah along with Managing Director SIDCO, Ravinder Kumar on Wednesday visitedIndustrial Estate Khonmoh to take stock of the fire incident.

A corrugated cardboard box manufacturing unit M/s ValleyPackings was completely gutted in a fire incident causing huge loss to the unitholder. The unit had a capacity to produce 72 lakh corrugated cardboard boxesper annum.

During the visit, both the officers met with the localassociation of the unit holders.

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