The reason is not difficult to see: he points out that 68 Assembly constituencies in the state don’t have even a single fire-station. Even Hyderabad has a shortage, although only of one station — it has 15 instead of the 16 it needs. Khan said the 16th might well be a private fire-station.
The department is yet to assess the effectiveness of the idea because the Kondapalli station is the only one in operation. “Unless we start a few more, we can’t judge,” says Khan.
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