Fire safety: Delhi amends building by-laws

Delhi | Friday | 22nd February, 2019

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"The owners will be required to submit floor plans indicating the use of each floor to the Fire Department while applying for NOC, he said. "Carbon monoxide detectors and alarm according to standards as required by Delhi Fire Service will have to be installed. "The government has decided to amend the existing Delhi Building By Laws 2016 to prevent the recurrence of such ghastly fire incidents," the Minister said.According to the amendments, no kitchen will be allowed on rooftops or basements. "Natural or mechanical arrangements will be made for smoke ventilation of the all passages/corridors at each floor level and staircases. "Fire NOC for guest-house will not be issued to those buildings, which have more than four floors (excluding basement and stilt floor), it said..