Indian Coast Guard gets new emergency helpline number
ICG aims to provide better emergency services: ICG DIG
Mangaluru: Indian Coast Guard (ICG) in order to enhance their services and to provide better security and rescue services during distress in the sea, has finally launched an emergency helpline number 1554.
According to DIG Surendra Singh Dasila, Commander, Coast Guard Karnataka, fishermen and people should effectively use the service, which has come up with a view to provide better maritime emergency search and rescue operations during distress in the sea.
According to reports, the two major incidents in in coastal Karnataka, (Disappearance of Suvarna Tribhuja boat from Malpe and the Karwar tragedy) prompted the ICG to come up with a proposal for emergency helpline, which was later approved and duly implemented.
“With this, we want to make sure, we reach out to people in distress in the quickest possible time” Dasila informed.
“The service is already in place. Jio and BSNL have already approved our requests and we have written to other service providers too, and are anticipating their positive response” Dasila added.
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Fire erupts at plastic factory in Ahmedabad; no casualties
Ahmedabad (PTI): A fire broke out at a plastic granules and mould manufacturing factory in Gujarat's Ahmedabad on Sunday morning, an official said.
No casualties were reported in the incident, he said.
The blaze erupted around 8 am at Processo Plast Enterprise in the Bapunagar area, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation's Additional Chief Officer (fire) Mihir Rana told PTI.
Thick plumes of smoke were seen billowing into the sky, visible from a considerable distance in the area.
"The unit closed after the night shift and the fire broke out in the morning in the ground floor's storage facility section due to unidentified reasons," Rana said.
Nine fire tenders and several other firefighting vehicles were rushed to the spot, and the blaze was brought under control by 11 am, he said.
Firefighters prevented the blaze from spreading to the first floor. However, machinery and plastic materials were damaged on the ground floor, he said, adding that the exact cause of the blaze was under investigation.
