Sudhanshu Sarangi Takes Charge as DG of Fire Services
Cuttack: Senior IPS officer Dr Sudhanshu Sarangi today took charge as the Director General of Fire Services Department, Odisha. He took charge as the 45th DG of the Fire Services Department at its Headquarters in Cuttack. Sarangi will also be the Commandant General Home Guards & Director Civil Defence, Odisha. “Happy to start on my [...]
Cuttack: Senior IPS officer Dr Sudhanshu Sarangi today took charge as the Director General of Fire Services Department, Odisha.
He took charge as the 45th DG of the Fire Services Department at its Headquarters in Cuttack. Sarangi will also be the Commandant General Home Guards & Director Civil Defence, Odisha.
“Happy to start on my new role as Director General Fire Service, Commandant General Home Guards & Director Civil Defence, Odisha. Honoured to serve & lead in these critical areas of public safety with an amazing team with formidable reputation for excellence in emergency response”, Sarangi wrote on a Twitter post.
Interacting with media after taking the charge, he said in the year 2000, there were only 112 fire stations in Odisha and now the number has tripled to 345. Our firefighters have received accolades for their work in other states, he said.
The number of kaccha houses in Odisha has gone down thereby reducing the number of fire incidents. But due to the rise of high rise buildings, the Department needs to remain ever ready for the eventualities.
He said that the Government has allocated an amount of Rs 240 crore for the development of the Fire Services Department. Work has been initiated for recruitment of about eleven hundred personnel in the Department, which will be completed in the next six months, he added.
Naveen Reviews Performance of Food Supplies & Consumer Welfare Dept
Next ArticleITC Sets up Integrated Consumer Goods Manufacturing & Logistics Facility near Bhubaneshwar
Related Articles
Odisha Govt Transfers 4 IPS Officers
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Tuesday transferred four IPS officers across the state. According to an official notification issued by the Home Department, Dr. Saravana Vivek M., currently SP of Brahmapur, has been posted as Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Bhubaneswar. He will take charge against Jagmohan Meena, who is to be relieved. Abhinav Sonkar, [...]
Odisha Final Electoral Roll Published With 3.16 Crore Electors
Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s electoral roll revision process has concluded with the publication of the Final Electoral Roll 2026 on Monday, recording 3,16,32,754 electors across the state, the Chief Electoral Officer’s (CEO) office said. The revision was carried out with July 1, 2026, as the qualifying date. The draft electoral roll, published on July 5, had listed [...]
Ganjam Steps Up Preparedness as Deep Depression Threatens Heavy Rainfall; Red Warning for Sept 23-24
Ganjam Steps Up Preparedness as Deep Depression Threatens Heavy Rainfall; Red Warning for Sept 23-24
Chatrapur: The Ganjam district administration has intensified its preparedness measures as a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal is likely to move close to the district, bringing the possibility of heavy rainfall and strong winds. An Orange Warning is currently in force, while a Red Warning has been issued for September 23 and 24. [...]