BhopalE-bikes burnt due to fire in the godown of Smart City Company located at ISBT. A major accident took place in the early hours of Sunday morning at the e-bike charging station and smart cycle godown located at ISBT, Municipal Corporation Headquarters. During charging, an e-bike engaged in charging caught fire at around 2.36 in the night. About 55 e-bikes were also burnt due to its grip. There are also 25 new e-bikes in these, but they did not have batteries, due to which the fire did not take a huge form. Otherwise the accident could have been bigger. After this incident, the Smart City Corporation has given a notice to the company operating the bike. Have asked what were the arrangements to extinguish the fire in the charging station and godown. While according to the information, there were no concrete arrangements for further extinguishing in the godown. According to the Smart City Company, an audit is being conducted by the Municipal Corporation regarding the causes of the fire. The first e-bike facility was started in Bhopal two months back. The biggest of the fire was that the charging station and godown for e-bikes and chartered cycles have been built in the ISBT campus itself. The accident is said to have happened due to short circuit during charging. There is a possibility of major damage due to fire. Fire engines left from Mata Mandir Fire Station at 2.36 pm. The fire could be completely controlled in about three hours. The staff, including firemen Pradeep Sharma, Sumit Kushwaha and Rajpal, could hardly control the fire.
City buses are standing nearby, there could have been a big accident
City buses were also standing nearby when the fire broke out at the e-bike and cycle station, Godown. That’s why the fire started to be extinguished through fire engines all around. So that the fire does not spread further. The intensity of the fire was so high that it could not be controlled. The fire could be extinguished with difficulty. Due to the fire there was smoke all around.
Started 75 bikes two months ago
About two months back e-bike was launched in Bhopal. Bd Shivraj Singh Chouhan was also sitting on the e-bike. The e-bikes were being parked at 6 stations built in Bhopal. A total of 75 bikes came in the first batch.
operation on ppt mode
Smart City Company has given this work to the chartered company on PPP mode. For this, 6 stations have been built in the city. These include ISBTA MP Nagar Zone 1, Atal Path, TT Nagar Stadium, Van Vihar and Boat Club.
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Seedhi Baat – Gaurav Benal, CEO, Madhya Pradesh Smart Company, Bhopal
1. Question. What was the reason for the burning of more than four dozen e-bikes and smart cycles kept in the warehouse?
, The godown caught fire at around 2.36 am. Right now, in the preliminary investigation by Smart Company, it is coming to the fore that one of the bikes must have been put in charging, due to which along with that bike, the bikes kept nearby were also burnt, but the bike is not completely burnt. Because not all had batteries.
2. How many bikes and smart cycles will be burnt, which have become completely junk
, One thing has to be understood here that no smart cycle has been damaged. There are about 35 e-bikes, which have been damaged, in these also many bikes have been saved due to lack of battery.
3. The reason for the incident came to know that what was the reason behind such a big accident because BCLL buses were also parked nearby.
, Its full responsibility rests with the company that has taken the contract to operate e-bikes and smart cycles. The company has given notice regarding this
4. How much loss did the smart city company suffer due to the junked e-bike in the fire incident?
, E-bikes and smart cycles are being operated by the company with public participation, in which the company gets ten percent of the profit. Apart from this, the cost of purchase, maintenance and operation is borne by the tenderer.
