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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
प्राधिकार से प्रकाशित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
Part II - Section 3
केन्द्र-शासित प्रदेश लद्दाख प्रशािन
ADMINISTRATION OF UNION TERRITORY OF LADAKH
F. No: Home/UTL(e-41692)/2026/2302-28
HOME DEPARTMENT
Notification
Ladakh, the 05th June, 2026
S.O. 201. — In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 37 of the Jammu and Kashmir Fire Force Act, 1967
(Act No. XXII of 1967), read with S.O. 3775(E) of 2020, dated 23.10.2020, issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs
(Department of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh Affairs), the Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh hereby
makes the following rules further to amend the Ladakh Fire Prevention and Fire Safety Rules, 2025, namely:—
1. Short Title and Commencement.— (1) These rules may be called the Ladakh Fire Prevention and Fire Safety
(Amendment) Rules, 2026.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
लद्दाख, 05 जून, 2026
LADAKH, FRIDAY, JUNE, 05, 2026
भारत सरकार
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
एस.जी.-एल.डी.-अ.-08062026-1753
SG-LD-E-08062026-1753
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 2
2. Amendment to sub-rule (1) of Rule 2.—In sub-rule (1) of Rule (2) of the Ladakh Fire Prevention and Fire Safety
Rules, 2025, after clause (i), the following shall be inserted, namely: -
“(j) ‘Industrial Estate’ means any area, by whatever name called, which is notified, declared, or designated
as an industrial estate by the Administration or any authority authorised by it.”
3. Insertion of Rule 3A. — After Rule 3, following shall be inserted namely: —
“3A. Shared firefighting infrastructure in Industrial Estates. — Notwithstanding anything contained in these
rules, fire protection systems, equipment, and installations in an Industrial Estate may be provided on a shared or
common basis, in accordance with the provisions specified in Schedule-I, subject to such conditions as may be
specified by the Director.”
4. Amendment to Schedule-I. —In Schedule-I, after Group -G (Industrial Buildings), clause-7, the following shall be
inserted namely: -
“Provided that, in the case of an Industrial Estate, the fire protection systems, equipment, and installations specified
herein may, with the prior approval of the Director, be permitted to be implemented through shared or common
firefighting infrastructure for the estate as a whole.
Such shared firefighting infrastructure may include the following systems, namely: -
a) Wet riser systems;
b) Yard hydrant systems including ring main network;
c) Automatic sprinkler systems;
d) Manually operated electronic fire alarm systems;
e) Automatic detection and alarm systems;
f) Underground static water storage tanks;
g) Terrace tanks;
h) Fire pumps, including pumps for underground water storage tanks and at terrace level;
i) Fire command centre;
j) Any other fire protection system, equipment, or installation as may be approved by the Director on a
case-to-case basis.
Provided further that: -
i. the shared firefighting infrastructure shall be designed based on the total fire load, highest risk occupancy,
and aggregate built-up area of the Industrial Estate;
ii. such design shall conform to relevant standards prescribed by the Bureau of Indian Standards and any
guidelines issued by the Director;
iii. the system shall be capable of delivering the required pressure and flow at the hydraulically most remote
point;
iv. all units within the Industrial Estate shall be connected to the shared firefighting infrastructure in accordance
with the approved design;
v. the provision of shared firefighting infrastructure shall not absolve individual units within the Industrial
Estate from providing such internal fire protection systems, equipment, installations, and fire safety measures
as are applicable to their respective occupancy or building classification under these rules, except to the
extent that such requirements are specifically provided for and covered under the shared firefighting
infrastructure as per the approved design;
vi. the operation and maintenance of the shared firefighting infrastructure shall be ensured by the estate
management or such authority as approved by the Director.”
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 3
By Order of the Administration of the Union territory of Ladakh.
Sd/-
(आशीष क ुंद्रा, भ प्र से / Ashish Kundra, IAS)
म ख्य सचिव / Chief Secretary
प्रशासचिक सचिव /Administrative Secretary
गृह चवभाग / Home Department
Copy to the: -
1. All Administrative Secretaries, UT of Ladakh.
2. Director General of Police, UT of Ladakh.
3. Secretary to Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor, UT of Ladakh.
4. Deputy Commissioner, Changthang / Drass/Kargil/ Leh /Nubra/ Sham /Zanskar.
5. Technical Director, NIC with the request to upload on the official website of the Administration of UT
Ladakh.
6. Deputy Director, Fire & Rescue Services, UT of Ladakh.
7. OSD to the Chief Secretary, UT Ladakh, for kind information of the Chief Secretary.
8. Office file.
(टाशी डोलमा ज क प्र से/ Tashi Dolma, JKAS)
विशेष सविि/ Special Secretary
गृह विभाग / Home Department
“No legal responsibility is accepted for the contents of publication of advertisements/publications in this part of The
Ladakh Gazette. Persons notifying the advertisements/public notices will remain solely responsible for the legal
consequences and also for any other misrepresentation etc.”
TASHI
DOLMA
Digitally signed
by TASHI DOLMA
Date: 2026.06.05
17:53:14 +05'30'
P T RUDRA
GOUD
Digitally signed by
P T RUDRA GOUD
Date: 2026.06.08
12:36:57 +05'30'