hyderabad many private hospitals including some reputed ones may trip on firm safety norms as they flout setback emergency evacuation norms have built illegal floors and use cellar space for routine hospital activity instead of parking these facilities may not get no objection certificate noc unless they modify their existing structures as per fire safety normsaccording to experts building deviations were a hurdle as they restrict movement of fire tenders and fire fighters when fire fighters rush to execute rescue operations deviations such as lack of setbacks the space between compound wall and superstructure cellars occupied with reception counters and lack of emergency evacuation ramps result in loss of precious time s p anchuri vicepresident south structural engineers world congress told toiverification revealed owners of commercial establishments move court to get favourable orders while corruption and political interference ensure ghmc officials do not interfere in their affairs furnishing a valid fire noc is mandatory for obtaining an occupancy certificate oc and also renew trade licence as per ghmc records there were 25 lakh commercial establishments including hospitals in greater hyderabad and only 164327 till may 2020 trade licence were issued according to ghmc officials they served notices and issued warning to people who did not renew trade licence deadline to renew trade licence was may 31 post which they would be levied 50 penalty 1013 hospitals submitted a selfdeclaration by january 2020 giving details of fire safety measures a ghmc official said