National Building Code of India
- August 11, 2020
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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Subject: Government laws
Context:
Tragedies like Ahmedabad hospital fire keep occurring regularly in India
Concept:
- National Building Code of India covers the detailed guidelines for construction, maintenance and fire safety of the structures.
- National Building Code of India is published by Bureau of Indian Standards and it is recommendatory document.
- Guidelines were issued to the States to incorporate the recommendations of National Building Code into their local building bylaws making the recommendations of National Building Code of India as mandatory requirement.