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After the third Five Year Plan, the Planning Commission decided that the whole gamut of operations involved in construction, such as administrative, organizational, financial and technical aspects, be studied in depth.
For this study a panel of experts was appointed in 1965 and its recommendations are found in the Report on Economies in Construction Cost published in 1968.
It revealed that some of the prevailing methods of construction were outmoded; some designs were over burdened with safety factors; building bylaws of municipal bodies were outdated etc. etc. These studies resulted in a recommendation that a NATIONAL BUILDING CODE be prepared to unify the building regulations throughout the country.
The than Indian Standard Institute (Now Bureau of Indian Standards) was entrusted by the planning commission with the preparation of the National Building Code. Guidance committee for the preparation of the code was set up in 1967
The first version of the NATIONAL BUILDING CODE was published in 1970
Since the publication in 1970 version of the NATIONAL BUILDING CODE a large number of comments and useful suggestions for modifications and additions to different parts and sections of the code were received.
The revised version of NATIONAL BUILDING CODE of India was therefore, brought out in 1983 Based on the changes effected in the: Steel Code, Masonry Code Loading Codes As also in order to update Fire Protection Requirements, three voluminous amendments were brought out to the 1983 version of the Code, Two in 1987 and the third in 1997.
In the last about two decades since the publication of the 1983 version of the Code, substantial further experience had been gained in the areas of the building planning, designing and construction. Intensive efforts involving wide consultative process have resulted in finalisation and publication of the NATIONAL BUILDING CODE OF INDIA 2005
The revised NATIONAL BUILDING CODE OF INDIA 2005 was formally released on th September 2005 16 at New Delhi
PART 1 : DEFINITIONS
It lists the terms appearing in all the parts/sections of the National Building Code of India. However, some common definitions are reproduced in this part also.
PART 2: ADMINISTRATION
It covers the administrative aspects of the Code, such as applicability of the Code, organization of building department for enforcement of the Code, procedure for obtaining development and building permits, and responsibility of the owner and all professionals involved in the planning, design and construction of the building.
It covers the requirements for fire prevention, life safety in relation to fire, and fire protection of buildings. The code specifies planning and construction features and fire protection features for all occupancies that are necessary to minimize danger to life and property. The code cagorises the buildings as follows: Group A - Residential Group B - Educational Group C - Institutional Group D - Assembly Group E - Business Group F - Mercantile Group G - Industrial Group H - Storage Group J - Hazardous
PART 9 : Section 1 : Water Supply, Drainage and Sanitation (including Solid Waste Management)
It covers the basic requirements of water supply for residential, business and other types of buildings, including traffic terminal stations. This section also deals with general requirements of plumbing connected to public water supply and design of water supply systems. Provisions on Rain Water Harvesting have also been included
PART 9 : Section 1 : Water Supply, Drainage and Sanitation (including Solid Waste Management)
It also covers the design, layout, construction and maintenance of drains for foul water, surface water and subsoil water and sewage; together with all ancillary works, such as connections, manholes and inspection chambers used within the building and from building to the connection to a public sewer, private sewer, individual sewage-disposal system, cess-pool, or to other approved point of disposal/ treatment work. It further includes the provisions on solid waste management.
A few points which were not clarified during the workshop on NATIONAL BUILDING CODE OF INDIA 2005 held at Mumbai on 26 & 27th October2006: In this age of terrorism security is given more importance than safety. Code is silent on this . In the name of security we are playing with safety esp. in most important buildings which are prone to terrorism Code is silent about ground water management. During construction of basements of buildings dewatering continues, sometimes for years together. Part 2 of the code empowers Engineers/Architects for for sanctioning residential buildings up to 500 Sqm area. Are the local bodies going to accept it?