The Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh (MCC) has issued a notice to luxury hotel JW Marriot for the violation of fire safety norms.
Also, the MCC has raised an objection on the garden developed by Marriot stating that it would be an obstacle for passing of fire safety vehicles during an emergency situation.
The notice was issued recently to the Hotel JW Marriot in Sector 35. When The Pioneer approached the hotel authority to comment on the issue, they refused to comment.
Rajneesh Kumar, PR official, Hotel JW Marriot said, “The hotel owner Hardeep Singh cannot be contacted and in his absence, the authority cannot comment on the issue.”
Besides, the notices have also been issued to other private and Government institutions in the city by the MCC.
According to the MCC officials, 700 buildings of City Beautiful are not following the fire safety norms.
In educational institutions, Panjab University (PU), Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Gurukul Global School, RIMT School have been issued a notice from MCC for not following the fire safety norms.
MCC has also issued a notice to Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Government Medical College and Hospital in Sector 32, Government Multi-Specialty Hospital in Sector 16, Mukat Hospital in Sector 34 and KFC Restaurant in Sector 9.
Meanwhile, the Taj Hotel located in Sector 17 has received an NOC (No Objection Certificate) from the MCC while other luxury hotels like JW Marriot are yet to get an NOC from MCC regarding fire safety norms.
While talking to The Pioneer, Rajiv Gupta, Chief Officer, Fire wing of Municipal Corporation said, “In case of non-compliance, another notice will be sent to the violators during this week.”