Additional Director, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) Fire Prevention Wing, C Lakshmi Prasad on Monday told managements of non-multistoried shops, malls, lodging and hotels, bars and restaurants and function halls, to install all requisite fire safety measures by October 15 of this year.
Lakshmi Prasad was speaking during his meeting with the management of the commercial premises and city planners of North and South Zone on Monday at Panwar Hall, GHMC, Hyderabad.
The managements were told to install the fire safety measures as per the Part 4 National Building Code of India within 60 days to ensure life and fire safety of people.
They were further informed that necessary legal action will be taken as per the provisions of AP Fire Service Act, 1999 and Municipal Corporation Building By-Laws, 1981, on the owners and managements, if they failed to provide the required fire safety measures.