UP Mandates 3-Year Electrical Safety Checks for Commercial Buildings
LUCKNOW: Nearly two years prior to a devastating fire in Aliganj that claimed 15 lives, the Uttar Pradesh government had issued comprehensive directives for regular electrical safety inspections and renewal of safety clearances for commercial entities to mitigate fire and electrical hazards. The directive, issued on November 9, 2023, by the then Additional Chief Secretary (Energy), Mahesh Kumar Gupta, followed a fire that occurred on September 5, 2022, at the Levana Suites hotel in Hazratganj, resulting in four fatalities. Referencing a government notification from May 6, 1994, Gupta emphasized that inspections and testing of all high-voltage, extra-high-voltage, and medium-voltage electrical…