According to the proposal, the NMC headquarters at Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan, Dadasaheb Gaikwad Hall, Kalidas Kala Mandir, Divisional Office of New Cidco, Dr Zakir Hussain Hospital (Kathada), Jijamata Maternity Home (Old Nashik) and Indira Gandhi Maternity Home (Panchavati) will have to be equipped with the fire safety norms as per height, location and occupancy.

Anil Mahajan, chief of fire brigade, said, “As per the fire safety
rules for multi-storeyed buildings, we will be implementing fire
prevention and safety provisions in these structures. The fire safety
systems, pumps, fire detection systems and all the other mandatory items
have all been included in the proposal.”

For Rajiv Gandhi
Bhavan, the cost of installing the upgraded system has been estimated at
Rs 33.69 lakh, Rs 20.95 lakh for Dadasaheb Gaikwad Hall, Rs 13.79 lakh
for Cidco divisional office, Rs 51.98 lakh for all three hospitals and
Rs 25.71 lakh for Kalidas Kala Mandir.

A bill was passed by the
state government in July 2006 making it mandatory for municipal
corporations to provide fire prevention and life safety measures in
different types of buildings. It said that sophisticated equipment and
appliances for effectively controlling and extinguishing fires occurring
in such buildings will have to be installed along with well-trained
staff for handling them.

Besides, the state town planning
department had issued notifications to all municipal corporations on
June 22, 2012, to upgrade fire safety measures as per the bill.