5 Super Heroes who risked their Lives to save National Flag
These
people seen in Pix folding Tri-Colour Flag are those Brave-Heart Staff
of Maharashtra Secretariat who have risked their Lives to save "Tiranga"
from catching fire. 2 Days back Maharashtra Secretariat was on fire , 5
Staff members died in the mishap . But some patriotic staff members
risking their lives , to safeguard the dignity of of our National flag
climbed the top floor of the Secretariat building, despite huge smoke
and fire, paid their respects and unfurled "Tiranga", bought it down to
an safer place. My 'koti-koti' Pranams at their feet.
Cudn't stop myself from chanting , 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' , 'Vande Mataram'.
From Mumbai Mirror :
What does the national flag mean to
you? Ponder that as you read this. As the fire raged on at the
Mantralaya on Thursday, five Class IV workers refused to be rescued till
the time they had lowered the Tricolour that is a constant feature atop
the Maharashtra state secretariat complex.
As per procedure, every day an employee from the state Public Works
Department (PWD) hoists the flag at around 6 am and another lowers it at
7.15 pm. This is followed all days of the year.
The flag-protection department, which has five men on its team - Suresh
Baria, Deepak Adsul, Vishal Rane, Ganesh Gunj, Premji Roj - has its
office right below the flag pole, in a chamber on the Mantralaya
terrace.
On Thursday after 2.40 pm, when the fire broke out on the fourth floor
of the seven-storeyed structure, staffers rushed to the flag protection
office asking its officials to leave the building as the fire was
spreading and all those within it were endangered.
However, the men refused to move unless they got orders from their
seniors saying that they could lower the flag the size of which is 14 X
21 ft.
As the fire engulfed the building, these men stood by the flag pole
ready to protect it from the flames, unhindered by the thought of the
dangers their own lives faced. As the fire department began its rescue
operations these officials were asked to leave their post, but they
didn’t budge.
Baria, who has been serving at this post for over 10 years, said, “It’s
our duty to be with the flag and protect it. Until it has been lowered
we can’t come down like other people. When the fire broke out we went to
the terrace from our chamber and waited there for orders from seniors.
It’s the national flag and we can’t break protocol [i.e. lower the flag
before its usual time] until we get a directive from our seniors. There
is a proper schedule for flag hoisting and lowering, and it can’t be
compromised.”
Senior officials from PWD have to give orders to lower the flag in
emergency situations. The directive finally came at 4.05 pm, over an
hour after the fire broke out. Fortunately the terrace remained the one
area where the fire had not spread.
“We consider ourselves successful considering that we lowered the flag
and folded it as per norms. We have kept it in a special room assigned
for it,” added Ganesh Munj, who has been doing this job for the last 16
years. The flag is safe from the fire in this room.
It pains me a lot to see Mantralaya burning. Is our fire & safety system so deteriorated or is it to save some flat owners @ Adarsh? Can we find an institution who can be trusted for the probe? Please don't misunderstand Annaaji. He is most relevant here if India has to progress. You can't fool 1.25 billion mostly young bellow 30 for your misdeeds..
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