Delhi: Apex Residents’ Body Calls for Fire Safety SOP Roundtable
NEW DELHI: The umbrella organization representing resident welfare associations in Delhi called on the Delhi government on Monday to organize a roundtable meeting with civic bodies, power distribution companies, police, and RWAs to devise a standard operating procedure (SOP) for fire safety in residential buildings. Atul Goyal, president of the United Residents Joint Action (URJA), highlighted the tragic fire incident in East Delhi’s Vivek Vihar that claimed nine lives on May 3, stating it revealed that “neither government agencies nor individual residents have learned from previous disasters.” Goyal pointed out several issues, such as the lack of a fire safety…