UAD eyes Winter Assembly session to table Fire Safety Bill

Govt considering important amendments in the draft bill

- Bhopal

The Urban Administration and Development (UAD) department is leaving no stone unturned to get the draft of the Fire Safety Bill approved so that it can be tabled in the upcoming winter Session ofthe Assembly. The plan to table the bill in the Monsoon Session could not materialize, and so the authorities are now eyeing the upcoming session to secure the nod of the House.

The draft of bill was prepared long back but department is pondering to make some necessary amendments to make it more effective. The provision of draft bill vouches to put effective checks on the fire incidents and to fix liabilities with penalty provisions.