Govt replaces building code with a new standard, Retains fire safety provisions as ‘advisory’ – The Times of India

Govt replaces building code with a new standard, Retains fire safety provisions as ‘advisory’ – The Times of India

New Delhi: Govt on Thursday replaced National Building Code (NBC) with National Building Construction Standards (NBCS) by withdrawing the earlier code. The new standards will serve more as guidelines, with this being done following directives from Deregulation Cell under Cabinet Secretariat.TOI has learnt that one of the main reasons for replacing NBC with NBCS was…

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Cabinet secretariat wants fire safety out of National Building Code, BIS panel recommends otherwise | India News – The Times of India

Cabinet secretariat wants fire safety out of National Building Code, BIS panel recommends otherwise | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: A technical committee of Bureau of Indian Standards has recommended the cabinet secretariat’s deregulation cell to reconsider its “suggestion” to drop fire and life safety from the main National Building Code and move it to a “handbook”, arguing fire safety is a critical issue and buildings that are not planned or maintained well…

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Fire safety must stay in building code, says BIS panel | India News – The Times of India

Fire safety must stay in building code, says BIS panel | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Citing recent incidents of fatal building fires in Delhi, Odisha and Goa, a technical committee of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has disagreed with the deregulation cell of the Cabinet Secretariat to exclude “fire safety” provisions from the National Building Code. However, it has accepted over a dozen recommendations, including the removal…

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