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Single Emergency Response Number for Bengaluru/Karnataka kbsyed61 - 9-JAN-2012
We do have phone numbers to dial in case of emergency. But there are many problems with them. There are a bunch of numbers and not just one. 100, 101, 103, 8 digit numbers on national highways, a separate number on NICE Road, and even more. Next, numbers like 100 don't reliably work from cell phones. |
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psaram42 - 12-DEC-2011
Recently a fire tragedy killed many patients at a Kolkata hospital. The trusties of the hospital were arrested. |
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Urgent need for single emergency helpline number! kbsyed61 - 25-NOV-2011
Isn't it odd that we have to call different helpline for different emergency needs? In Bangalore, the listed emergency helpline numbers are: Source - www.bangalore-karnataka.com
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New Notification on Fire Safety murali772 - 7-AUG-2011
Mr Uday Vijayan of "Beyond Carlton", who is working with 'Namma Bengaluru Foundation' to further the Fire Safety message sent me these copies of the latest (7th July, '11) notification issued by the Karnataka Fire and Emergency Services wing of the Home Department. |
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Party HQ building without required permissions! kbsyed61 - 29-APR-2011
Bangalore Mirror carried a news item that the newly inaugurated BJP headquarter in Malleswaram is put to use without obtaining the necessary permissions - Occupancy and Fire Safety certificates. |
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Bheema.Upadhyaya - 29-NOV-2010
This is the project group to design and run a campaign wherein participants would take a pledge to be disciplined drivers, and then display a specially designed vehicle sticker to show and spread the message. Join this project if you want to help do the work to promote this campaign, like: |
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Inputs to proposed Fire Safety Legislation deepakar - 22-JUN-2010
I'm posting this on behalf of Vivek Reddy of the BJP Legislative cell. Vivek is gathering inputs for a reform to the current Fire-safety laws and their enforcement. He was keen on getting inputs from Praja too. I had referred the following two threads to him. http://praja.in/en/projects/2010/03/12/fire-safety-project-bring-awareness-and-seriousness
http://praja.in/en/blog/ravi-d/2010/02/24/what-can-we-learn Further inputs will be appreciated * Who are the local experts on the area that could contribute to this activity? * Are you aware of some measures and best-practices adopted successfully in other countries? * Anyone who has knowledge of the law and can critique the current legislation?
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bikram satpathi - 27-MAR-2010
SAKRAMA SCHEME WILL COME IN NEXT 10 DAYS OR 4 YRS. Ten days since govt needs money. Four yrs since their will be objections (Carlton Fire Bangalore / Park Street fire Kolkata). But you cant just wish it away. Unauthorised Bldgs are there for ages. Penalising BBMP is not a possibility. More practical sol would be to read Bldg Bye laws , chapter on Fire Safety. Let the users of the bldg be aware of the issue. Any better suggestions .. Courts maybe... |
