NOIDA: Nearly two months after UP govt implemented the Lift Act, the district administration issued a public advisory on Monday stating that elevators at all residential and commercial establishments must be registered with the electrical safety department’s assistant director at the collectorate office in Surajpur.
While the new notification does not mention the date within which existing lifts need to be registered, last week DM Manish Verma announced that Sept 25, the date of the UP govt’s notification, marked the beginning of the six-month period for lift registration compliance.
On Oct 29, the administration issued a directive that made it mandatory for building owners and RWAs to register all lifts on their society’s premises within six months.
The directive also that said building owners, who fail to comply with the norms, will be issued notices first and then fined up to Rs 10,000. After a 30-day grace period, lift services will be suspended until the fine is paid and the registration process is completed.
RWAs and AOA members, however, claimed the administration had not specified the last date of registration earlier, so, they must extend the deadline beyond March 2025.
“The last date for registration should be extended beyond six months since the date of implementation, as the public advisory has come two months after the govt notification on implementation of the new Act,” Noida Federation of Apartment Owners’ Association (NOFAA) president Rajiva Singh said.
There are nearly 80,000 lifts in over 350 high-rise buildings in the city, which have seen a series of elevator mishaps this year.
On Monday, the advisory issued by the administration stated that “all property owners planning to install lifts or escalators must register their premises with the Assistant Director of Electrical Safety”. Owners, it stated, must ensure compliance with construction standards, operational protocols, and maintenance regulations to guarantee the safety of users.
The DM earlier told TOI that in the case of residential societies, it will be the responsibility of RWAs and AOAs to register lifts. For societies that are yet to get an RWA or AOA, the maintenance agency or the developer will have to get the registration done.
“The public advisory has been issued to expedite registrations of the lift as it has been two months since the state govt notified the implementation of the Act, but no registrations have been done so far. For the registration, a form has to be filled and submitted at the office of the assistant director of electrical safety. Forms can also be collected and submitted at the ADM’s (Finance) office in Greater Noida,” the DM said.
