NEW DELHI: In the aftermath of the Surat fire tragedy that killed 21 students and the earlier blaze at a Karol Bagh hotel that claimed 17 lives, the Delhi government on Monday notified new building bylaws for hotels and guesthouses, banning the running of kitchens from rooftops or basements and use of carpets, wooden or foam panels in passages, corridors and staircases.
The order also makes storage of flammable material on rooftops or construction of temporary roofing over terraces with flammable material illegal in these establishments.
The notification, issued by the urban development department, makes it mandatory for hotels and guesthouses to have carbon monoxide detectors and alarms besides natural or mechanical arrangements for smoke ventilation at passages, corridors and staircases.
It’s now mandatory for hotels and guesthouses to have fire doors having resistance rating of not less than one hour (capable of resisting fires for an hour) at the entrance of staircases at each floor level which have the capacity to house more than 10 occupants.
Guesthouses can’t go beyond 4th floor
The fire doors are used for passive fire protection because these significantly reduce the spread of fire and smoke in a building. In case of fire, these doors also facilitate safe exit from the building.
The new laws also stipulate that the no-objection certificate from fire services department, a must for every building, will not be issued for guesthouses which have more than four floors (excluding basement and stilt floor).
The AAP government had in February approved these amendments for enhanced fire safety following the blaze at Hotel Arpit Palace in Karol Bagh. “The new norms have been implemented with immediate effect,” said urban development minister Satyendar Jain.
The carbon monoxide fire detectors and alarms, which are to be installed in buildings, must meet the standards of the Delhi Fire Services department, the rules say. For obtaining a fire NOC, the building owner will now have to submit three signed hard copies along with one soft copy in PDF format of all floor plans, indicating the use of each floor to the fire department. If a building has a gas bank, it will have to conform to the standards prescribed in the National Building Code.
The new measures have been inserted in the Unified Building Bye Laws for Delhi 2016, which were notified by the Delhi Development Authority in 2016. A government official said the fire department and other agencies concerned will now be responsible for the successful implementation of the new rules. “The agencies have been asked to ensure implementation and monitoring of the amended fire safety provisions,” said an official.
Guesthouses and hotels that do not conform to the new fire safety standards will have to make the necessary modifications to ensure compliance.
The order also makes storage of flammable material on rooftops or construction of temporary roofing over terraces with flammable material illegal in these establishments.
The notification, issued by the urban development department, makes it mandatory for hotels and guesthouses to have carbon monoxide detectors and alarms besides natural or mechanical arrangements for smoke ventilation at passages, corridors and staircases.
It’s now mandatory for hotels and guesthouses to have fire doors having resistance rating of not less than one hour (capable of resisting fires for an hour) at the entrance of staircases at each floor level which have the capacity to house more than 10 occupants.
Guesthouses can’t go beyond 4th floor
The fire doors are used for passive fire protection because these significantly reduce the spread of fire and smoke in a building. In case of fire, these doors also facilitate safe exit from the building.
The new laws also stipulate that the no-objection certificate from fire services department, a must for every building, will not be issued for guesthouses which have more than four floors (excluding basement and stilt floor).
The AAP government had in February approved these amendments for enhanced fire safety following the blaze at Hotel Arpit Palace in Karol Bagh. “The new norms have been implemented with immediate effect,” said urban development minister Satyendar Jain.
The carbon monoxide fire detectors and alarms, which are to be installed in buildings, must meet the standards of the Delhi Fire Services department, the rules say. For obtaining a fire NOC, the building owner will now have to submit three signed hard copies along with one soft copy in PDF format of all floor plans, indicating the use of each floor to the fire department. If a building has a gas bank, it will have to conform to the standards prescribed in the National Building Code.
The new measures have been inserted in the Unified Building Bye Laws for Delhi 2016, which were notified by the Delhi Development Authority in 2016. A government official said the fire department and other agencies concerned will now be responsible for the successful implementation of the new rules. “The agencies have been asked to ensure implementation and monitoring of the amended fire safety provisions,” said an official.
Guesthouses and hotels that do not conform to the new fire safety standards will have to make the necessary modifications to ensure compliance.
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