Chandigarh, Sept. 7 -- After approving the 'Haryana Fire Safety Act' for the city, which lowers the threshold for mandatory fire safety clearance and brings more buildings under its ambit, the Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) is planning to water down the National Building Code (NBC) to make it easier for heritage and high-rise buildings to obtain fire safety certificates.

Why Delhi fire safety Act was replaced

Currently, the Delhi Fire Prevention and Fire Safety Act, 1986, is applicable in Chandigarh - the Haryana Act is yet to be notified. This Delhi Act mandates fire safety certificates (FSC) only for buildings taller than 15 metres (high-rises). However, MC officials pointed out that the Delhi government has repealed this legis...