Vallabh Bhavan of Madhya Pradesh (Bhopal) – Photo: Amar Ujala Expansion The fire of Satpura building has exposed the administrative mismanagement. Now when the fire broke out, the state government showed proactivity and started fire safety audit of other buildings. Another big issue is lift safety. In this regard, the Law Commission had asked the government four years ago to enact a law. The draft was also sent. Many states acted on that and made laws. But in Madhya Pradesh, this draft is still buried in the files. CM himself trapped Went in the lift

This matter is so serious that Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan himself were trapped in the lift of the newly constructed annexe building of the ministry. The Chief Minister was going to the fifth floor from the VIP lift. The lift stopped. Two engineers were also suspended in this case. Kamal Nath of Indore Were stuck in the hospital

2021 Similarly 2021 in the former Chief Minister Kamal Nath was also trapped in the lift of a hospital in Indore. Last week itself, an accident took place in Shahpura area of ​​Bhopal. In the Marutinandan complex of Shahpura police station area of ​​Bhopal, due to breaking of wire, the lift fell directly from the fourth floor to the basement. A youth named Jitendra was injured in the accident. He had a spinal injury. In Bhopal near 414 buildings 233 Lift is more than a year old. Due to the absence of lift law in the state, they are neither checked nor maintained from time to time.

four years ago The draft of the law was made

2022 Four years ago, the Law Commission recommended a law to prevent accidents caused by lifts and escalators. The draft of the lift law was also sent. It said that it will be mandatory to take NOC after servicing the lift in six months and inspection from the concerned agency in one year. This matter got suppressed during the Corona period. When the lift accident happened two years ago, the Urban Development and Housing Department started the process of making rules. In the meeting of the Chief Secretary, its responsibility was handed over to the Energy Department. The Energy Department formed a committee to prepare the draft. The draft was prepared and it was also sent to the government. Then it got buried in the draft files. Now the Additional Chief Engineer of Energy Department Devashish Chakraborty says that the draft is ready. Soon its process will be completed.
Center has given instructions

The number of high rise buildings in the country has increased rapidly. These buildings also include residential, commercial and government department buildings. Accidents have increased due to ignoring the quality and standards of the lift. The Union Consumer Ministry took this seriously and had also instructed all the states to make rules and implement the Lift Act immediately.
2021 16440520132021Lift is applicable in these 414 states Law
2022 of the country Lift Act has been implemented in the states. These include Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Bengal, Delhi, Kerala, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh and Assam. ,