It lays down a set of provisions for the safety of the
public with regard to structural and health aspects of buildings sufficiency,
fire hazards
Kolkata: Taking a lesson from AMRI hospital tragedy, the West Bengal
state government has decided to take extra precautions while constructing
buildings in the state.
A
day after the fire tragedy which claimed 90 lives at the AMRI hospital, state
Urban Development Minister Firhad Hakim had said that some amendments would be
made in the building rules for the state.
Following
which Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee held a meeting with the administrative
officials and advised them to implement strict building construction methods.
These methods were formulated by the Centre long back, but the state has failed
to implement it effectively.
Building
construction methods would be aptly implemented in various hospitals,
multi-storied building, cinema hall, shopping mall and other buildings where
hundreds of people work every day. Expert opinion would also be taken in this
regard.
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