Taking cognizance of reports in various newspapers on November 26 on the fire mishap in the Secretariat Colony at Puppalaguda under Rajendranagar Mandal of Ranga Reddy district in which six persons were charred to death, Lokayukta Justice B. Subhashan Reddy has taken up the matter Suo-Motu and passed an order on November 27.
The Lokayukta has observed that negligence of the production unit of T.V. serial was evident from the nature of accident. He directed the Ranga Reddy district Collector, Director General of police, State Disaster Response and Fire Services and GHMC Commissioner to file reports regarding the action taken and the measures adopted for rehabilitation and also further course of action. He directed them to submit their reports and posted the matter to November 30.
It may be mentioned here that various newspapers had reported that six people were killed and several others injured in the fire accident which occurred in the T.V. Serial’s shooting for which some 20 huts and a big shed were erected. It was also reported that the five-storied ill-fated apartment did not have any permissions to make any constructions and no steps were taken for fire safety.
–Agencies