The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) informed the Gujarat high court that it has undertaken an exhaustive and vigorous drive to ensure that the fire safety norms are properly adhered to and the buildings obtain valid fire NOC.
It said that 2,560 establishments of shops, offices, schools, restaurants and hospitals are subjected to sealing to ensure proper implementation of fire safety norms.
In an affidavit filed in response to a PIL filed by advocate Amit Panchal for proper implementation of fire safety norms after the Shrey Hospital fire tragedy, the civic body claimed that 1,295 shops and offices, 660 hotels and restaurants, 603 schools and colleges, two hospitals are subjected to sealing for not having valid fire NOC and for unauthorised use of structures.
AMC has stated that it has sealed 41 hospitals and cancelled the Form-Cs issued to them under provisions of the Bombay Nursing Homes Registration Act. It also cited closure notices issued to over 250 schools last month.
The civic body has praised its fire safety drive in last one year and stated that out of 10,222 buildings required to obtain fire NOCs, only 2,456 buildings now lack them.
There are 417 school buildings which are without valid fire NOC and all 1,761 hospitals and clinics in the city have got valid fire NOC.