Chandigarh July 6: Haryana Cabinet which met under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal here today approved the proposal of Urban Local Bodies Department to bring an Ordinance for Amendment in Section-15 (1) of the Haryana Fire Service Act, 2009 to increase the current minimum height of 15 meters for special fire safety norms for residential buildings including group housing, multistory flats, walk-up apartments such as having two stairscases from ground to top floor etc to 16.5 meters for the purpose of approval of fire fighting scheme.

This decision will also especially help those who wish to build four storyes on small residential plots upto a height of 16.5 meters.