Nagpur: on a jolt to see factory owners in Vidarbha and the city in particular, the SS Waraf state fire director has refused to provide relaxation to them regarding the fire water tank in place.
The Directorate of Maharashtra Fire Service has also directed them to follow the rules of Maharashtra Act fire prevention, 2006.
The Fire and Emergency Department of NMC has been declared around 400 saw factories in the district insecure (including 169 in the city) after it found the lack of firefighting steps in where they are.
It also directs the MSEDCL and NMC water work departments and limited Orange City water to decide Connect the power supply and water to this unsafe structure.
However, the Association of Nagpur Wood Traders has challenged NMC’s decision by appealing with the state fire extinguisher director and seeking relaxation regarding certain steps suggested by the City Fire Department.
Among the various steps, The Saw Millers looked for relaxation in installing water tanker capacity from a minimum of 25,000 liters to 10,000 liters for the timber industry (chainsaw factory) operating in Vidarbha and Nagpur in particular.
Walling shows that factory saws are classified as ‘high danger industries’ in accordance with the National Building Code of India (NBC) and Maharashtra Prevention Fire Prevention and Life Safety Safety Act, 2006.
According to the action for sawards, the provisions are relatively tight.
From what was prescribed by us, he stated in his order.
Quoting examples, Walling states that according to NBC, for a saw factory with a built-up area between 300sqm and 500sqm, it shows an underground water tank that has a capacity of 1 liter, while for the terrace, recommend a 20,000 liter tank.
However, the country asked them (see factory owners) to install 50,000 liters underground tanks and 10,000 liter overhead tanks.
Relaxation is given in the past itself.
Seeing fire that has taken place in the past in the city, new demand is not acceptable, said Warik.
The Directorate of Fire Extinguisher can reconsider the request and seek information such as the certificate does not mind and fire compliance certificate from fire department, saws of saw factory, whether this saw factory in a separate group or unit (the minimum (timber) is stored in each cluster and industry units .
However, the owner of the Mills Saw claimed that the fire safety law, 2006, should not apply to them because the wood industry was arranged before acting.
“In fact, we operate saw mills since lasting a few decades and special fires (lakadganj) has been prepared for The unit itself, “they said.