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Gurugram: It did not take long for Gurugram residents to get a scare of a major tragedy that can occur in their area after the biggest fire tragedy in Delhi on Sunday. Taking cognisance of newer standards to be implemented for the safety of its citizens the Haryana government enacted the Haryana building code of 2017. A major point focussed on this official document is to provide more open areas so that there is ease of movement whenever any tragedy occurs. According to official standards if the building is 15 meters in height then the exterior open spaces that should be allowed are 5. Under the new building code for parking an open space of 23 square meters needs to to be left for parking only..