Mysuru: The Mysore Palace will soon have a Fire Station Unit of its own. In recent times, fire mishaps have occurred in different parts of the country and keeping in view the Palace security, the district administration has decided to set up a Fire Station in the Palace. The officials of the Fire Department visited the Palace on Monday to identify a place to put up the Station. Regional Fire Station Officer Y.A. Kausar along with Palace Board Deputy Director T.S. Subramanya inspected a few spots to identify a suitable place. District Fire Officer K.P. Gururaj and others accompanied them. A proposal had been sent earlier to the then Deputy Commissioner C. Shikha to start a Fire Station Unit in the Palace. Even the present DC D.Randeep is very enthusiastic in starting a Unit. It is going to start in the next six months. 24-member staff: Arrangements have been made to station fire-fighters 24 hours a day in three shifts to operate the Unit. In all, 24 staff will be utilised for this purpose. A separate water tanker and a fire engine will be provided. The Fire Station will be started using all modern technology. A separate counter will be opened in the main office of the Palace. A most modern alarm system will be installed which will sense the breaking out of fire or smoke emanating from any building inside. The alarm will go off in the Control Room. If a separate room is provided in the Palace Board office premises, a new Fire Station can be started at the earliest, said Regional Fire Officer Kausar.
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