Interactive session on the “Mitigating Fire Accidents Due to Electrical Hazards in Buildings”

Summary: International Copper Association India (ICA India) in collaboration with the Urban Development & Municipal Affairs Department (UDMA), Government of West Bengal organized an interactive session focusing on “Mitigating Fire Accidents Due to Electrical Hazards in Buildings.” The objective of this initiative was to bring together key stakeholders municipal authorities like KMDA, KMC, NKDA and MED for supporting UDMA’s vision for safer urban infrastructure and aims to strengthen the West Bengal Municipal Building Rules (WBMBR) in line with the latest National Building Code (NBC) and ensure effective compliance, thereby reducing the risk of fire accidents due to electrical hazards in buildings.