Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Damodarpur suffers yet another annual fire incident amid govt callousness

The Fire raged in Damodarpur village Panchayatin Bhojpur district, Bihar MPs and MLAs across party lines slept comfortably. The whole village was on fire tonight and crop lying in the agricultural fields were burnt to ashes. It also engulfed the houses of the villagers. No help reached at night.

Bihar Home Secretary Mr Amanullah was informed around 11 O' clock at night who promised help. He was informed by a Delhi based senior journalist from The Times of India at the behest of a villager.

Local legislators Lalmuni Choubey and Kanti were unreachable. The need for some 9-10 fire brigade buses was a felt need that was unmet. The husband ofthe local MLA was present but to no avail since he was helping physically rather than alerting the administration to act with promptness.

The crop waiting to be taken home was reduced to ashes in the fire.

Only one fire engine that is there in the district was lying defunct and there was no way to control the flames except sprinkling water in a primitive way.

No case was registered. The district administration did gave verbal assurances on phones. M N Safina, District Magistrate, Bhojpur was informed from Delhi about the goings on in the village. Raj Kumar Singh, Secretary, Ministry of Disaster Managemnt also promised help from Patna at the earliest.

Fire incidents in this region are an annual feature still there is no disaster preparedness from the government side.

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