Delhi Fire Service Gave Clearance To 7 Proposals: Central Vista Project

Tried to provide the best infrastructure for fire safety system...

Central Vista project which is also one of the dream projects of Prime Minister Modi, will have a robust fire safety system in place, with the Delhi Fire Service giving its clearance to seven proposals in the last two years for structural plans that include a new prime minister's office and a new Parliament building, officials said on Wednesday.

The officials said that the stairwell pressurization system, which is mechanical ventilation, will also be in place in buildings like a new Parliament building, a new PMO building, amenity block and common central secretariat, besides Rajpath.

Most of the buildings under the Central Vista project have been divided into fire sub-compartments having fire-resistant walls on all sides including top and bottom, which will help them contain the fire within its origin, according to fire safety officials.

Delhi Fire Service Director Atul Garg said that the buildings under the Central Vista redevelopment project will have state-of-the-art technology as far as fire safety is considered.

In a report by news agency PTI, Mr Garg said, "We have tried to provide the best infrastructure for the fire safety system. This is going to have in-built fire safety systems with a setup of a huge fire control room as well."

In a report, the redevelopment project of the Central Vista — the nation's power corridor — envisages a new triangular Parliament building, a common central secretariat, the revamping of the three-kilometre-long Rajpath from Vijay Chowk to India Gate, a new prime minister's residence and a prime minister's office, and a new vice president's enclave.

Moreover, the DFC director said that all due precautions have been taken concerning the fire safety system of the buildings.

Officials said that DFS's recommendations include an internal road for fire tenders' movement besides provisions for a fire check door for the protection of exits and staircases.

While taking notes from Deputy Chief Fire Officer, Sanjay Kumar Tomar said, the major recommendations include a fire safety arrangement, escape route and means of accessing and exiting the building in terms of number, width, type and arrangement of sufficient exits.

The proposals were cleared by the DFS after the building designs were presented for approval by the government. Each of the seven proposals consists of plans for more than two buildings which were cleared between 2020-2022.

He said various in-built fire-fighting arrangements have also been recommended to be installed in the buildings such as a fire exit, a hose reel, a wet riser, hydrants, an automatic sprinkler system and internal hydrants and yard hydrants, pumping arrangements, and captive water storage for fire-fighting.