Multiple questions were raised at the standing committee meeting on Wednesday regarding the use of costly fire-fighting equipment that have been procured by the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) in recent times. This comes in view of the much-delayed proposal for procuring 24 fire bikes at a cost of Rs 3.15 crore. Corporators across party lines spoke about the delay in response and questioned the effective use of costly machinery. However, the civic administration said the fire bikes would be the first line of defence and reduce response time from 20 minutes to seven to eight minutes. 

The proposal for purchasing fire bikes was discussed in the meeting. The BMC is spending Rs 13 lakh for each bike, which will be allotted to every ward.