information on accessibility of persons with disabilities. 7. Special Requirements for Occupancy/ Land Development and Other Section/Clause Observations/Current text Recommendations 7.1 Industrial Building, 7.2 These sections have Reiterate in all the sections, that: All Educational Building to other chapters, like public buildings (including those owned (School/Colleges), 7.3 Assembly Part 4, 8 etc. of NBC 2005 but not privately) and group housing should be Building (Cinema, Theaters, to the accessibility standards in accessible to people with disabilities and etc.), 7.4 Petrol filling station, Part 3 of NBC. should comply with the standards given 7.5 Burial and cremation in 13 and Annexure B, Part 3, Volume 1, grounds, 7.6 Building in mining NBC 2016. area, 7.7 Poultry farms, 7.10 Resettlement and Slum in situ upgradation 7.9 Provisions in the public This section states, building As mentioned above, it should be “The buildings for handicapped to be designed for handicapped clearly stated that all public buildings persons persons need special treatment should be accessible to people with and the provisions for site disabilities. planning, building requirements Add reference to accessibility etc. are given in Appendix- standards given in 13 and Annexure B, ‘G’”. Part 3, Volume 1, NBC 2016.
information on accessibility of persons with disabilities. 7. Special Requirements for Occupancy/ Land Development and Other Section/Clause Observations/Current text Recommendations 7.1 Industrial Building, 7.2 Educational Building (School/Colleges), 7.3 Assembly Building (Cinema, Theaters, etc.), 7.4 Petrol filling station, 7.5 Burial and cremation grounds, 7.6 Building in mining area, 7.7 Poultry farms, 7.10 Resettlement and Slum in situ upgradation These sections have to other chapters, like Part 4, 8 etc. of NBC 2005 but not to the accessibility standards in Part 3 of NBC. Reiterate in all the sections, that: All public buildings (including those owned privately) and group housing should be accessible to people with disabilities and should comply with the standards given in 13 and Annexure B, Part 3, Volume 1, NBC 2016. 7.9 Provisions in the public buildings for handicapped persons This section states, “The building to be designed for handicapped persons need special treatment and the provisions for site planning, building requirements etc. are given in Appendix- ‘G’”. As mentioned above, it should be clearly stated that all public buildings should be accessible to people with disabilities. Add reference to accessibility standards given in 13 and Annexure B, Part 3, Volume 1, NBC 2016.
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