Nana Chowk fire: How audits were delayed by pehle aap syndrome

In wake of repeated blazes in city, sources tell mid-day that BMC was almost ‘ready’ with a process for electrical audits, but ‘held back’ as the state body took over

The BMC has put on hold the audit of corporation-run hospitals, schools, etc., as the chief electrical inspector of the PWD will be carrying out the inspections of civic and private establishments. The civic body had planned to prepare the SOPs by January-end, following which they would have started the audits. Now, with the state department taking over, there is expected to be a slight delay. 

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