As per the new rules, notified by lieutenant governor Tejinder Khanna and which came to effect from July 1, all such underground structures including commercial and residential ones have been brought under the fire clearance norms.
All underground structures will now have to take a safety certificate from fire department in the capital, according to new Fire Services Rules.
As per the new rules, notified by lieutenant governor Tejinder Khanna and which came to effect from July 1, all such underground structures including commercial and residential ones have been brought under the fire clearance norms.
Till now the underground buildings were exempted from any kind of clearance from the fire department, a fire official said.
The national capital has been divided into three new zones -- New Delhi Zone, South Zone and West Zone -- to ensure prompt response and better services in case of any contingency.
The New Delhi Zone will comprise of East Division and Central Division, South Zone will have South Division and South West Division and the West Fire Zone shall comprise of West Division and North West Division.
The new rules put about 20 types of buildings, as against 10 as per previous clauses, which are likely to cause a risk of fire. It includes residential (other than hotels and guest houses) and business buildings of more than 15m to have a fire safety certificate from the department.
Besides, hotels and guest houses having height of over 12m, educational and institutional buildings of more than nine metres or above and 'pandals' having seating capacity of over 50 persons or covered area of more than 50sq metres will have to take such certificate from the fire department, the rules said.
All mercantile buildings of 9m or above height, industrial buildings having covered 250sq metres area and underground structures among others are the new entrants in the high risk category and hence need a certificate from the department ensuring compliance of fire safety norms.
The new rules have brought some amendments in constitution of Fire Prevention Wing, which acts as a single window clearance for all fire safety needs.
As per the new rules, the wing will now be under the charge of a chief fire officer assisted by a deputy chief fire officer, two divisional fire officers, six assistant divisional fire officers, 12 station officers and one assistant law officer.
The Fire Prevention Wing, which examines buildings plan before giving a no-objection certificate, frames policies and conducts mass awareness programmes, was earlier headed by a divisional fire officer.
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