Jaipur: Pink City will be the first in the state to have a fire hydrant system in place.
Hydrant fire is a point where firefighters can use the water supply.
This is a good component for active fire protection.
This fire hydrant helped fire official get a water supply on the spot instead of returning to the fire station to recharge.
The head of the JMC-Heritage Fire Extinguisher Devendar Meena said, “This will be a 7km long system where 30 fire hydrants will be installed at various points including Ghat Gate Junction, Sanjay Market, Indira Market, Badi Choupar and will eventually end up in the Kisehanpole market.
This will be Useful for fire officials in the city.
“RS 5 Crore Project has been taken by Jaipur Smart City Ltd.
Hydran will be painted red.
One water tank with three parts of one capacity of each lakh is being built at the Ghat Gate fire station from where the hydrant will be connected.
The biggest face of fire challenges today is the traffic jam in the walled city.
After the fire tender arrived, they faced a problem in getting a refill that would return to the fire station.
A lot of time and energy wasted in the process, however, it is expected to be completed with a fire hydrant system.
Construction work began about two months ago and will take six more months to finish it.
Another important problem The Fire Department is working is to choose these points on the market that will not hamper traffic on the road.
According to the traffic rules, vehicles cannot be parked other than fire hydrants.
Therefore, such places have been identified in a crowded market area in a walled city where this hydrant will not deter traffic.