Cabinet Secretariat wants fire safety included in National Building Code, BIS panel recommends otherwise
NEW DELHI: A technical committee of the Bureau of Indian Standards has recommended the Cabinet Secretariat’s deregulation panel to reconsider its “recommendation” to remove fire and life safety from the main national building codes and…
National building standards to replace codes in April; experts raise concerns about fire safety
Building under construction. (Representative image) New Delhi: The National Building Code (NBC) will be replaced by the National Building Standards (NBS) by the end of April, giving powers to states and municipal bodies on matters such as development…