LGs given 10 fire tenders: CM hands over world's highest snorkel to Karachi mayor

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said he was working hard to improve fire-fighting capabilities of fire brigades across the province and for that he was handing over one snorkel and 10 fire-fighters to local bodies and more would also be given.
He said this, addressing a ceremony organized to hand over one snorkel and 10 fire tenders to different local bodies of the province on Friday. The programme was attended by Minister Local Government Saeed Ghani, Minister Women Development Shehla Raza, CM's Adviser Murtaza Wahab, Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar, Hyderabad Mayor and representatives of different local bodies and others.
Murad Shah said there was a dire need to equip all district and taluka headquarters with fire tenders and such other equipments to improve fire-fighting capabilities of the fire brigade. "We had begun this exercise during our last tenure and had ordered purchase of one snorkel and 10 fire tenders for the local bodies of Karachi and other districts," he said, adding that he was happy to hand over the keys of the fire tenders to the local bodies' representatives.
He congratulated the Local Government Minister Saeed Ghani and also lauded efforts of Ghani's predecessor Jam Khan Shoro for inducting snorkel and fire tenders in the fleet. He said Karachi is one of the biggest and beautiful cities of the world with lofty structures and multi-story buildings and this city needed a high snorkel for high-rise buildings fire-fighting missions.
"The snorkel I am handing over to Karachi Mayor is one the highest snorkels in the world with 104 metres height that will help fire-fighters rescue missions in high-rise buildings," he said.
It may be noted that the snorkel has a 600-LPM fire pump capacity, a 1,000 LPM foam tank, remote water monitor for fire-fighting from cage having capacity of 3800 LPM. It has four hydraulically powered Outriggers that provide strong stabilization system to rescue at a maximum height with accuracy and stability. It has also 360 degree rotation with telescopic booms. The Snorkel purchase cost Rs495 million.