Garba organisers in Ahmedabad await fire NOC after two days into Navratri

Updated: Oct 5th, 2024


Two days after the commencement of Navratri on October 3, garba organisers in Ahmedabad are still deprived of fire no objection certificates (NOC), mandatory to hold the event.

After the Rajkot fire incident, the state government made it mandatory to obtain fire NOC for every event. At various party plots in Ahmedabad. The work of approving venues with regards to the fire safety is still ongoing in the city, with over 100 places organising garba this year.

Fire retardant paint has been made mandatory on all the temporary structures and cloth mandapams placed on the venue as per the technical requirement for the fire NOC.

On the other hand, the in-charge chief fire officer of Ahmedabad, Jayesh Khadia said, since the garba is organised mostly in open grounds in Ahmedabad, fire retardant paint was not required. Only at one place where it was required, the department has implemented it. Till now, 78 fire NOC have been given.

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