The Times of India 17.09.2014
No fire NOC to Mayo project
NAGPUR:
It may sound strange that the construction work of modernization
project of Indira Gandhi Government Medical College and Hospital
(IGGMCH), also known as Mayo Hospital, has been started without
obtaining no-objection certificate and sanction of building plan from
the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) fire and emergency services and
town planning departments respectively. However, the PWD has claimed to
have started the process to get the two approvals.
The state
Public Works Department started construction of the 250-bedded new
hospital project along with boys and girls hostel within the premises of
Mayo Hospital.
Sources in NMC and NIT told TOI no NOC was
obtained from NMC’s fire department before starting construction of the
project. “Fire department’s NOC followed by compliance and fitness
certificate every year is a must for any hospital. This ensures proper
and effective fire prevention and safety measures at the hospital,” the
sources said.
Sources said PWD took no approval for building
plans too. “Fire NOC issue would have come forward in case application
had been submitted for approval. The norms say that even state PWD has
to ensure construction according to city’s development control
regulations (DCR). NMC does not issue building permit if the plan is not
according to the city’s DCR,” the sources said.
PWD chief
engineer A Sagne told TOI construction of the project was taken up on
priority due to public interest litigation with the high court. “Already
NMC has been requested for building plan permission. NMC asked us in
orally to submit computerized drawings which we were to give them on
receipt from chief architect. But now we doing on our own. Opinion of
NMC fire consultant was taken for fire department’s permission. We are
preparing the proposal according to consultant’s suggestion,” he said.
