BCD to set up centre for fire safety on IIT-Patna campus
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) will soon be signed to set up the centre.
The facility will assist in selecting modern equipment for fire safety in ongoing and future projects; evaluating the fire resistance of materials used; assessing damage to building structures after fires; retrofitting damaged structures, and investigating fire propagation patterns. The govt will spend around Rs 17.3 crore on this ambitious project, which was recently cleared by the state cabinet.
Kumar Ravi, secretary of the BCD, said the facility will be a significant step towards ensuring fire safety in buildings. "A separate building for fire testing, training, and research centre will be constructed on the IIT-Patna campus, for which land will be allocated by the institute. All expenses related to the operation, human resources, training, equipment repair, and maintenance will be borne by the department for the first five years.
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IIT-Patna will provide expertise, faculty support, and technical leadership in research activities," he said.
Discussing the objective of the facility, the secretary said it will test and inspect the fire resistance of materials and equipment used for fire safety in projects implemented or to be implemented by the BCD and other departments or corporations.
"The facility will provide training to engineers on fire safety and engineering, rescue methods, assessment of damage to buildings after fires, and methods and measures for strengthening them, as well as training related to protective and rescue operations during fires.
Additionally, it will also focus on the prevention of fire incidents and safety measures like sprinkler systems and smoke detection in buildings," Ravi told this reporter.
Research at this facility will study the impact of fire on the structural components of buildings, the type of fire spread in multi-storey buildings, and the fire-resistant capacity of locally available construction materials.
The secretary added, "The proposal for the MoU between BCD and IIT-Patna has been sent to the institute. Once it is finalised, the agency will be hired to prepare the detailed project report for the project."
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