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State of Haryana - Section

Section 23D in Haryana Municipal Building Bye-laws 1982

23D. Building Requirements.

- The specified facilities for the building for physically handicapped persons shall be as follows :-
(1)Approach to plinth level. - Every building shall have at least one entrance accessible to the handicapped and shall be indicated by proper signage. This entrance shall be approached through a ramp together with the stepped entry.
(i)Ramped Approach. - Ramp shall be finished with non-slip material to enter the building. Minimum width of ramp shall be 1800 millimetre with maximum gradient 1:12, length of ramp shall not exceed 9.0 metres having 800 millimetre high handrail on both sides extending 300 millimetre beyond top and bottom of the ramp. Minimum gap from the adjacent wall to the handrail shall be 50 millimeter.
(ii)Stepped Approach. - For stepped approach size of tread shall not be less than 300 millimeter. And maximum riser shall be 150 millimeter. Provision of 800 millimeter high handrail on both sides of the stepped approach similar to the ramped approach.
(iii)Exit/Entrance Door. - Minimum clear opening of the entrance door shall be 900 millimeter and it shall not be provided with a step that obstructs the passage of a wheel chair user. Threshold shall not be raised more than 123 millimeter.
(iv)Entrance Landing. - Entrance landing shall be provided adjacent to ramp with the minimum dimension 1800 millimeter x 2000 millimeter. The entrance landing that adjoin the top end of a slope shall be provided with floor materials to attract the attention of visually impaired persons (limited to coloured floor material whose colour and brightness is conspicuously different from that of the surrounding floor material or the material that emit different sound to guide visually impaired persons hereinafter referred to as "guiding floor material"). Finishes shall have a nonslip surface with a texture traversable by a wheel chair. Curbs wherever provided shall blend to a common level.
(2)Corridor connecting the entrance/exit for the handicapped. - The 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 persons either by a person or by signs, shall be provided as follows :-
(i)guiding floor materials shall be provided or devices that emit sound to guide visually impaired persons;
(ii)the minimum width shall be 1500 millimeter;
(iii)in case there is a difference of level slope ways shall be provided with a slope of 1:12;
(iv)Handrails shall be provided for ramps/slope ways.
(3)Stair-ways. - One of the stair-ways near the entrance/exit for the handicapped shall have the following provisions :-
(i)the minimum width shall be 1350 millimeter;
(ii)height of the riser shall not be more than 150 millimeter and width of the tread 300 millimeter. The steps shall not have abrupt (square) nosing;
(iii)maximum number of risers on a flight shall be limited to 12;
(iv)handrails shall be provided on both sides and shall extend 300 millimeter. On the top and bottom of each flight of steps.
(4)Lifts. - Wherever lift is required as per bye-laws, provision of at least one lift shall be made for the wheel chair user with the following cage dimensions of lift recommended for passenger lift of 13 persons capacity by Bureau of Indian Standards :-
Clear internal depth ..1100 millimeter.
Clear internal width ..2000 millimeter.
Entrance door width ..900 millimeter.
(i)a handrail not less than 600 millimeter long at 1000 millimeter above floor level shall be fixed adjacent to the control panel;
(ii)the lift lobby shall be of an inside measurement of 1800 millimeter x 1800 millimeter or more;
(iii)the time of an automatically closing door shall be minimum 5 seconds and the closing speed shall not exceed 0.25 meter/second;
(iv)the interior of the cage shall be provided with a device that audibly indicates the floor. the cage has reached and indices that the door of the cage for entrance/exit is either open or closed.
(5)Toilets. - One special water closet in a set of toilet shall be provided for the use of handicapped, with essential provision of wash basin near the entrance for the handicapped. It shall have -
(i)the minimum size of 1500 millimeter x 1750 millimeter;
(ii)minimum clear opening of the door of 900 millimeter and it shall swing out;
(iii)suitable arrangement of vertical/horizontal handrails with 500 millimeter clearance from wall;
(iv)at least 500 millimeter distance between the water closet seat and the floor.
(6)Drinking Water. - Suitable provision of drinking water shall be made for the handicapped near the special toilet provided for them.
(7)Designing for Children. - In the building meant for the predominant use of the children, it shall suit the height of the handrail and other fittings and fixtures etc.]Part-IV Structural Materials and Control