After years of persistent demand from industrial associations, the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has finally announced the construction of an independent fire station to serve the Bhosari industrial zones under the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC). The civic body has floated a Rs 22.84 crore tender for the project.

The new fire station will come up on Plot No. F-2, Block, located opposite the Tata Motors freight entrance, land that was handed over to PCMC by MIDC for this purpose. The four-storey facility will be equipped with modern fire safety systems and staff accommodations.

Bhosari MIDC is home to thousands of engineering units, including several large-scale “mother” industries. Until now, in the event of a fire, these units had to rely on fire stations located outside MIDC or assistance from nearby big industries like Tata Motors.