The Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag, Basharat Qayoom on Wednesday paid a visit to Yatra Transit Camps FCI Godown Mir Bazaar and Walnut Factory Qazigund and took comprehensive stock of arrangements and facilities to be made available for pilgrims of Yatra-2023.
After receiving the information, five fire tenders were sent to the sport and the fire was brought under control within an hour, said fire department officials.
After receiving the information, 16 fire tenders were immediately pressed into service, added the officials and no casualties have been reported so far.
"The two owners have been arrested and action is being taken against them. 14 people died in this incident and 10 people were rescued", Moradabad DIG Shalabh Mathur told ANI.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday expressed condolence and announced immediate relief for the victims of the cold storage collapse incident in Sambhal, which killed eight people.
The roof of a cold storage godown collapsed in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal district on Thursday. Several people feared being trapped under its debris. As per reports, the godown was already in a dilapidated condition.
The main objective of WDRA is to implement Negotiable Warehouse Receipt (NWR) system in the country that would help farmers to store their produce in scientific storage godowns near their farms and to seek loans from banks against their NWR.