Headcount mandatory for venues with over 500 people: No fire NOC applications yet despite Navratri just 4 d

Everyone has collected the guidelines. Once all the Navratri preparations are complete, organisers will rush for approvals at the last minute.

Last year, there were 16 major commercial events, and organisers approached us for approval only at the last moment.

This year, the situation is the same despite applications having to be submitted through the fscop.gujfiresafetycop.in portal,” Parikh said.

He added that organisers currently appear likely to approach the fire department for approval only a day or so before Navratri begins, after completing all work on their domes and mandaps.

Several organisers have collected the guidelines from the municipal corporation, but none has submitted an application for fire approval so far.