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This is an archive article published on April 22, 2012

Five-member panel to probe BSNL fire

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has appointed a five-member high-level committee to investigate into reasons for the April 18 morning fire that had damaged Navrangpura telephone exchange and paralysed 27 other telephone exchanges for three days.

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Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has appointed a five-member high-level committee to investigate into reasons for the April 18 morning fire that had damaged Navrangpura telephone exchange and paralysed 27 other telephone exchanges for three days. The committee is to submit its report by Monday.

Principal General Manager of Ahmedabad Telecom District (West) Sudhir Kumar Bhandari told reporters here on Saturday that Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) experts had already collected samples from the fire site and the report was expected soon.

The team of officials would be headed by R Ganeshan (GM-Mobile) with other members being R K Desai (DGM -admin and op),S V Patankar (electrical engg) and Patidar (civil engg).

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“Besides,I have asked Patankar to get all the telecom buildings checked for fire safety equipment and their working conditions so that no such incidents take place in future. Additional chief fire officer Rajesh Bhatt will also guide to assess the situation at these buildings,” Bhandari said.

Action would taken against the persons responsible for the mishap,which he admitted,were likely to be from the electrical wing.

More than financial loss,it was a loss of reputation of BSNL as a dependable source of communication that bothered the department,he said.

Bhandari said 31,400 connections had been restored so far and another 5,686 were to be restored by Saturday midnight.

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