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The Telangana Fire, Disaster Response, and Emergency Services Department has issued special fire safety and life safety guidelines for data centres operating across the state.
Director General Vikram Singh Mann, IPS, issued the circular on October 28, 2026, outlining safety requirements for processing provisional Fire No Objection Certificate (NOC) applications. The new guidelines will apply to applications submitted from November 6, 2026
The move aims to support Telangana's growing data centre industry while ensuring faster approvals, improved safety and easier business operations.
Data centres house servers, storage systems, networking equipment and other critical infrastructure. Their use of batteries, UPS systems, transformers, generators, fuel storage and extensive electrical networks creates special fire risks.
Stricter Fire Safety Guidelines
Under the new guidelines, data centres must install fire detection and alarm systems, suitable firefighting equipment, fire-resistant walls, emergency staircases, wet risers, safe evacuation areas and adequate water storage and pumping facilities.
Automatic sprinklers are required in administrative areas, while technical areas must have suitable water-mist or clean-agent gas-based fire suppression systems.
Special safety measures are also required for battery rooms, UPS rooms, transformers, electrical equipment and fuel storage areas. Fire protection systems must be connected to building management and emergency response systems.
Officials have been directed to verify compliance with the prescribed safety standards before processing applications. The guidelines aim to prevent fire accidents, protect critical infrastructure and improve emergency preparedness across Telangana's data centres.
The complete guidelines are available at www.fire.telangana.gov.in.
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