CM Yogi orders fire NOC review across UP hospitals and hotels after Lucknow blaze
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday ordered an immediate review of fire no-objection certificates, or NOCs, at government and private medical colleges, medical
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday ordered an immediate review of fire no-objection certificates, or NOCs, at government and private medical colleges, medical institutions, district-level women’s and men’s hospitals, and hotels across the state. He said institutions with expiring fire NOCs or without a valid certificate must be issued notices without delay. The direction came days after a fire in a commercial building in Lucknow killed 15 people. At a meeting of the State Transformation Commission, Adityanath also reviewed a range of public-welfare and infrastructure projects, and told officials that all works must be completed on time and to the required standard. Read Full Story "Institutions whose fire NOC validity is about to expire or those that do not yet possess a valid fire NOC should be issued notices immediately. No compromise of any kind with public safety is acceptable," the chief minister said. He directed all district magistrates to hold meetings with the departments concerned in their districts and ensure strict compliance with fire-safety standards. According to a government statement, Adityanath reviewed the progress of expressways, industrial infrastructure, rural livelihoods, energy, agriculture, data centres and electric-vehicle charging.
He said every project must be completed within the stipulated timeline and with quality. "Unnecessary delays in development works will not be acceptable under any circumstances," he asserted. Expressing satisfaction over the progress of land acquisition for the Farrukhabad Link Expressway, he directed that the tender process for construction work be expedited. "The new expressways will become the new axis of Uttar Pradesh’s industrial development. Therefore, adequate land availability for the development of industrial areas along these expressways should also be ensured well in time," he said. Adityanath also instructed the district magistrates concerned to speed up land acquisition for the Agra-Lucknow-Purvanchal, Jhansi and Jewar link expressways, as well as other projects. The meeting also reviewed the progress and land-acquisition status of the Meerut-Haridwar, Vindhya, Vindhya-Purvanchal and Noida-Jewar link expressways. The meeting reviewed the progress of the Multi Modal Logistic Hub and Multi Modal Transport Hub in Greater Noida. Officials said most of the land needed for the Multi Modal Logistic Hub has already been made available, while the process of acquiring the remaining land and selecting the developer is underway.
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