75 quick response vehicles to tackle fires at Maha Kumbh Mela: Official

Seventy five quick response vehicles, with fire-extinguishing capacities 20 times more effective than normal vehicles, will be used for the first time to tackle fire incidents during the Maha Kumbh Mela in January 2025.

Director General of Police (DGP) (Fire) Avinash Chandra said these small-sized vehicles, with a capacity of one ton, can easily access narrow areas.

Though equipped with a 100 litre tank, it can extinguish a raging fire that would normally require 2,000 litres of water, Chandra said.

Additionally, the vehicles will be equipped with tools for breaking, cutting, lifting, drilling and first aid, he said.

The DGP said that fire fighting boats, stationed in the Sangam area, will also be deployed for the first time.

These boats can extinguish fires up to 300 to 400 metres using river water, especially if there is a fire in the tents located along the river bank, Candra said.

"The department is purchasing six such boats. Along with this, all-terrain fire fighting vehicle