The State Government has made an amendment in the provisions of the Land Development Rules, 2012 on September 28, 2020 for the safety of the common man. Necessary provisions have been made regarding the operation, maintenance and safety of lifts. Urban Development and Housing Minister Bhupendra Singh has given instructions to strictly follow these provisions.
Building owners will have to apply in the prescribed form to the local urban body for installation of lifts. Clear details of the capacity, measurement and number of elevators must be given in the form. The building owner will have to get the lift insured with the persons using the lift from a recognized institution. The building owner has to follow the instructions for maintenance given by the lift engineer after installation.
Unsafe lifts will not be used by the building owners for which the building owner will be held fully responsible. If the lift is not in use, the building owner will completely disconnect power supply to it and securely close all doors so that accidental entry can be prevented. Operation and maintenance will be done by the building owner as per the provisions made in the National Building Code.
The building owner shall submit a six monthly periodic safety and audit report duly signed from the lift engineer to the authority concerned. Only individual building owners will be exempted from this. If the building owner fails to follow the provisions mentioned, then the operation of the lift will be stopped by the competent authority. In the event of any accident, the building owner will give full details of the accident to the concerned authority within 24 hours.
Commissioners or Chief Municipal Officers of the respective urban bodies will be the concerned Lift Authority. Each Lift Authority shall maintain a physical and electronic list of all lifts in the prescribed form. The owner of such places in which the lift is already installed, will also have to inform the authority with the prescribed fee in the prescribed form. The authority will maintain it in the above list. The competent authority will be able to stop the operation of the lift in case of negligence and error in lift operation.