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If you thought you could recuperate in peace in Bangalore’s hospitals, think again. If you thought you could recuperate in peace in Bangalore’s hospitals, think again. Hospitals in Bangalore

and elsewhere in state are potential death-traps as only 12 hospitals in the entire state have obtained the No-Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Karnataka State Fire and Emergency

Services (KSF&ES). According to records available with KSF&ES, only 12 hospitals in the state have taken the NOC and Clearance Certificate (CC) from the fire department: nine are

from Bangalore and three are from other districts. The hospitals that have availed NOC and CC in Bangalore are Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences & Research, Bannerghatta

Road, Apollo Hospitals, Bannerghatta Road, Fortis hospital on Bannerghatta road, Narayana Hrudayalaya Institute of Cardiac Science and Nethralaya on Hosur Road, Colombia Asia hospital,

Yeshwanthpur, ISI hospital, Rajajinagar, RV Dental College and Hospital, JP Nagar and Indus West Guide Healthcare Pvt Ltd, Jnanabharati. SDM Medical College, Dharwad, KMC, Attavara hospital,

Mangalore, and Government Medical College, Bidar, has taken the NOC and CC from the fire department in other districts. According to AR Infant, DGP, Fire and Emergency Services, any place

where people congregate in huge numbers— hospitals, malls, office complexes and factories — should avail an NOC and also have proper fire safety measures. But, as per the records available

with the fire department, this is not the case. Infant said that BBMP, BDA and Directorate of Factories and Boilers should ensure that the concerned party obtains an NOC from the fire and

emergency services before issuing them the occupancy certificate. Infant said the department was doing its best to tackle fire-related emergencies with the help of K-SAFE project

(Karnataka-State Accelerated Fire and Emergency Services Improvement Projects), which was introduced in 2005 by the state government.