BMC roots for electrical audit to be made a must

In the wake of last week’s blaze at the 60-storey One Avighna Park at Currey Road, in which one person died, the city fire brigade will write to the state Public Works Department asking it to have a panel of consultants who can conduct electrical audit of fully occupied buildings.

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Mumbai: Currently, Maharashtra Fire Act does not have a provision for mandatory electrical audits.

Civic officials said that while a bi-yearly fire audit of buildings can be mandated, an electrical audit cannot be made compulsory under law and the PWD is the regulatory authority for it. So, the authorities are examining if a provision for the same can be made in the act.