(1) It shall be lawful for the officer-in-charge of the fire fighting operations to draw water from any source in the area which he considers necessary during fire fighting operations, as may be required and on such occasions, the owner or occupier having control over such water source shall supply water for that purpose.
(2) The officer-in-charge of the fire fighting operations shall ensure adequate supply of water for use in the incident of fire and shall take all necessary measures for fire fighting operation.
No compensation for interruption of water supply.
13. No person in-charge of water supply in any area shall have right to claim for any compensation for damages by reason of any interruption of supply of water caused in compliance with sub-section (1) of section 12.
Charges for water consumption.
14. No charges shall be claimed by any local authority for water consumed in fire fighting operations or fire drills or for installation and maintenance of hydrants static water tanks or any other arrangement of water supply for fire fighting purposes.
Preventive measures.
15. The Government shall, by notification, require any owner or occupier of any place or premises in any area which in its opinion is likely to cause risk of fire, to take such preventive measures, as may be specified in such notification.
HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), APR. 8, 2022 (CHTR. 18, 1944 SAKA) 75