The Punjab State Human Rights Commission has directed the Ludhiana fire safety officer to submit a final report by November 11 on alleged fire safety violations at coaching centres in the Tuition Market of Model Town Extension. The direction comes after the fire department issued notices to 51 coaching centres over inadequate fire safety arrangements.
In a report submitted to the commission on October 7, municipal corporation’s assistant divisional fire officer, Jaswinder Singh, stated that surprise inspections had been conducted at various coaching centres. eight had fire safety certificates and two had applied online for the certificates While 51 centres were issued notices for inadequate fire safety arrangements.
The fire department’s report had identified basement use and compliance with building bye-laws as matters requiring examination by the municipal corporation, Ludhiana, according to him.
