India, Jan. 10 -- Gurugram will soon get at least 10 new fire stations as part of a statewide plan to strengthen fire services infrastructure, said fire department officials on Friday.

Under this project, approved by Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini, 59 new fire stations will be constructed across Haryana. Of these, 10 stations have been sanctioned for Gurugram. Officials said that the move is to ensure that there is one fire station for every 10 square kilometres area, reducing response time in fire and rescue operations, particularly in high-rise areas.

Currently, there are seven fire stations in Gurugram.

According to fire department officials, Gurugram's dense residential sectors, industrial clusters and commercial hubs hav...