Whereas the issue of making suitable provision in the Building Bye-laws, 1983 to ensure that the public buildings that are erected in Delhi provide barrier free environment for the persons with disabilities has been under the consideration of the Government

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MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION

(DHLH1 DIVISION)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 28th Aupist. 2002

s.o.(Ji7(E).-Whereas the issue of making suitable provision in the Building Bye-laws, 1983 to ensure that the public buildings that are erected in Delhi provide barrier free environment for the persons with disabilities has been under the consideration of the Government. Whereas the following modifications/additions which the Central Government proposed to make in the Building Bye-laws 1983 in this regard were published for the public information vide Public Notice dated 26* March, 2002 and were advertised in the leading newspapers on 4th April, 2002. In all 7 objections/suggestion were received and they were examined by a Committee under the Convenorship of Chief Planner 6f Town & Country Planning Organisation.

Whereas after thorough consideration of the report, Central Government has decided to make the following Modifications/additions in the Building Bye-laws, 1983.

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 11A of Delhi Development Act, 1957, the Central Government hereby make the following Modifications/additions to the Building Bye-laws, 1983 with effect from the date of publication of this Notification in the Gazette of India,

Modification: To provide barrier free environment in the public building for

persons with disabilities.

2. Definitions:

2.91 Non-ambulatory disabilities: Impairments that, regardless of cause or manifestation, for all practical purposes, confine individuals to wheelchairs.

2.92 Semi-ambulatory disabilities: Impairments that cause individual to walk with difficulty or insecurity. Individuals using braces or crutches, amputees, arthrities, spastics and those, with pulmonary and cardiac ills may be semi-ambulatory.

2.93 Hearing disabilities: Deafness or hearing handicaps that might make an individual insecure in public areas because he is unable to communicate or hear warning signals.

2.94 Sight disabilities: Total blindness or impairment affecting sight to the extent that the individual functioning in public areas is insecure or exposed to danger.

2.95 Wheel Chair: Chair used by disabled people for mobility

(i) Size of Small Wheel Chair: 750 X1050 mm

. (ii) Size of Large Wheel Chair: 800X1500 mm.

30.0 To provide facilities in the public building for the disabled persons.

30.1 Scope: These bye-laws are applicable to all building, recreation areas & facilities used by ^ublic. !'. does not 3pp!y to private domestic residences.

30.1.1 Site planning: Level of the roads, access paths & parking areas shall be described in the plan along with specification of materials. Every building should have at least one access to main entrance / exit to the disabled which shall bo indicated by proper signage. This entrance shall be5 approached thiuuyh a ramp together witn stepped entry. The ramp should have a landing after every 9 Metre run and in front of the doorway. Minimum size of landing shall be 1000X2000 mm.

30.1.2 Access path/walk way: Access path from plot entry and surface parking to building entrance shall be minimum of 1800 mm. wide having even surface without any step. Slope, if any shall not have gradient greater than 5%. Selection of floor material shall be made suitably to attract or to guide visually impaired persons (limited to floor material whose colour texture is conspicuously different from that of the surrounding floor material or the material that emit different sound to guide visually Impaired persons. Finishes shall have a non-slip surface with texture traversable by a wheel chair. Curbs wherever provided should blend to common level.

30.1.3 Parking: For parking of vehicles of disabled people the following provisions shall be made: (a) Surface parking for two Equivalent Car Spaces (ECS) shall be provided near entrance for the physically handicapped persons with maximum travel distance of 30 metre from building entrance.

(b) The width of parking bay shall be minimum 3.6 metre. (c) The information stating that the space is reserved for wheel chair

users shall be conspicuously displayed.

(d) Guiding floor materials shall be provided or a device which guides visually impaired persons with audible signals or other devices which serves the same purpose shall be provided.

30.2 Building requirements: The specified facilities for the buildings for cfeabled persons shall be as follow:

1) Approach to plinth level. 2) Corridor connecting the entrance/exit for the handicapped. 3) Stair-ways, 4) Lift. 5) Toilet. 6) Drinking water. Braille signage shall be provided at the above specified facilities.

30.2.1 Approach to Plinth Level: Ramp shall be provided with non-slip material to enter the building minimum clear width of ramp shall be 1800 mm with maximum gradient 1:12, between top and bottom of the ramp. Length of ramp shall not exceed 9.00 metres having 800 mm high handrail on both sides extending 300 mm beyond the ramp. Minimum gap . from the adjacent wall to the handrail shall be 50 mm.

Minimum clear opening for the entrance door shall be 1000 mm. Threshold shall not be raised more than 12 mm. For stepped approach, size of tread shall not be less than 300 mm and maximum riser shall be 150 mm. Provision of 800 mm high handrails on both sides of the stepped approach similar to the ramped approach shall be made.

30.2.2 Corridor connecting the entrance/exit for the disabled: Thft. corridor connecting the entrance/exit for handicapped leading directly outdoors to a place where information concerning the overall use of the specified building can be provided to visually impaired person either by a person or by signs, shall be provided as follows; (a) Guiding floor materials shall be provided or devices that emit sound to guide visually impaired persons.

(b) The minimum width shall be 1500 mm.

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(d) Handrails shall be provided for ramps/slope ways.

30.2.3 Stairways: Stairways with open riser & provision of nosing are not permitted in such building.

30.2.4 Lifts: Whenever lift Is required as per bye-laws, provisions of at least one lift shall be made for the wheel chair user with the following car dimensions of lift recommended for passenger lift for 13 persons capacity by Bureau of Indian Standard.

Clear internal depth 1100 mm

Clear internal width 2000 mm

Entrance door width 910 mm

(a) A handrail not less than 600 mm long at 900 mm above floor level shall be fixed adjacent to the control panel.

(b) The lift lobby shall be of an inside measurement of 1800 mm X 2000 or more, (c) The Braille signage will be posted outside the lifts.

(d) Operational details of lifts shall confirm to the National Building Code (NBC) and will be the responsibility of designer as well as manufacturer.

30.2.5 Toilets: One special WC in a set of toilet shall be provided for the use of handicapped with essential provision of washbasin near the entrance for the handicapped. (a) The minimum size shall be 1500 mm X1750 mm.

(b) Minimum clear opening of the door shall be 900 mm and the door shall swing out/sliding type.

(c) Suitable arrangement for vertical/horizontal handrails with 50 mm clearance from wall shall be made in the toilet.

(d) The WC seat shall be 500 mm from the floor.

8.6 Refuge: An alternative to immediate evacuation of a building via staircases and/or lifts is the movement of disabled persons to areas of safety within a building. If possible, they could remain there until the fire is controlled and extinguished or until rescued by fire fighters.

It is useful.to have the provision of a refuge area, usually at the fire protected stair landing on each floor that can safety hold one or two wheelchairs.

• Have doorways with clear opening width of 900 m and complying with Section 4.6; and

• Have an alarm switch installed between 900 mm and 1200 mm from the floor level.

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