(1) The responsibility of providing adequate water supply required for fire fighting purposes shall be of the local authorities or the water supply department, as the case may be, wherever protected water supply scheme is in existence. The said authorities shall, in consultation with the Director, provide adequate number of fire hydrants.
Whenever water supply schemes are brought into force in any town where a Force is in existence or whenever a scheme for extension of the existing supply system is proposed the Director shall be consulted for the provision of additional fire hydrants.
(3) Wherever necessary the local authorities shall provide adequate number of static water tanks as specified by the Director. The legal authorities shall also be responsible for the maintenance and periodical cleaning of such tanks whenever found necessary. However filling up of these tanks shall be carried out by the members of the Force concerned wherever there are no under-ground water supply schemes in existence.