Govt Not Renewal Cold Storage License in Guntur District : గుంటూరు జిల్లాలో శీతల గోదాముల లైసెన్స్ రెన్యూవల్కు నిబంధనలు అడ్డంకిగా మారాయి. మార్చి నెలతోనే గడువు ముగిసినా ఒక్కగోదాముకూ లైసెన్సు పునరుద్ధరించలేదు. ఎప్పుడో నిర్మించిన గోదాములకు కొత్తగా వచ్చిన ఫైర్ సేఫ్టీ చట్టాన్ని (Fire Safety Act) అన్వయించడంతో శీతల గోదాములకు లైసెన్సులు పునరుద్ధరణ కష్టంగా మారింది.
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00:00In Ummadi Guntur district, there are 128 Seethala Goddams.
00:05Not only the local farmers, but also the farmers from different regions buy the chilli crop and grow it in their Goddams.
00:11When the crop is in good condition, or when they do not need cash, they sell the chilli.
00:16So, the Seethala Goddams should take a license from the marketing sector and renew it once every 5 years.
00:22With 2024 March, the license period for 105 Seethala Goddams is over.
00:27For the renewal of the license, the people who have applied since March-April do not get permission from the marketing sector.
00:33In the beginning, they showed the Ennikala code as a proof and now they are asking for a fire safety certificate.
00:37This is what the owners of the Goddams are saying.
00:40Even now, even if a fire accident occurs in 2006,
00:44they are still renewing the fire license and marketing license.
00:49They are giving new market licenses.
00:51All of a sudden, in April 2024,
00:56they said that they will renew the license only if there is a fire emergency.
01:01At that time, getting a fire license was of no use.
01:05According to the fire law, it is of no use to adjust the cold storage.
01:10Because, there should be an open space of 20 feet around them.
01:15According to the law of that time, they took approval from all the departments and built a cold storage.
01:20Now, if you want an extra site, it is not possible.
01:23According to the fire act, 50,000 liters of water should be stored on top.
01:30Now, the slabs are not allowed on top of the cold storage.
01:35Then, the sprinklers should be arranged.
01:38If the sprinklers are opened by mistake,
01:46and the stocks are damaged,
01:48the insurance department will not cover it and will return it.
01:54Then, the Andhra Pradesh government will recommend it.
01:59The sprinklers will not be of any use.
02:02If the carbon dioxide becomes CO2, there is a chance that the fire will stop.
02:08So, they sent us to issue a JIO on it.
02:12At present, there is a shortage of AC Godhams.
02:16Because of this, the marketing sector is not concerned about the cold Godhams.
02:20According to the fire safety law,
02:22even if the cold Godhams are arranged, there are many problems.
02:28The farmers protested that it is not right to restrict the license to the fire NOC.
02:35In the last 30 years, there has been a lot of cold storage.
02:41Now, we need a fire certificate for the Godhams.
02:45It is not available.
02:47When we build the Godhams,
02:49we need a fire certificate according to the structure.
02:54So, only the newly built Godhams will get a fire certificate.
02:59The license was not renewed.
03:02It was kept there with various barrels.
03:07There is no connection between the marketing ad and the fire service.
03:11The license is given by the marketing ad.
03:14There is no trading.
03:16So, they don't have any objection to give the license.
03:18They gave it in the past.
03:20Why is it not happening now when the license has been renewed for 30 years?
03:23What is the reason for this?
03:25That is why I said that it is necessary to think about it.
03:27Officials who are supposed to protect the benefits of the license
03:29are giving notices in the name of the NOC
03:31and raising doubts about the problems faced by the owners of the cold storage.