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Fire NOC for factories in Uttarakhand
If you’re planning a Fire NOC for a factory in Pantnagar, Haridwar, Kashipur, Sitarganj or Selaqui, the process runs under the Uttarakhand Fire and Emergency Service Act, 2016, administered by Uttarakhand Fire and Emergency Services.
This page covers what’s specific to Uttarakhand. For the full NBC 2016 engineering — the two-stage process, document checklist, cost drivers, and the 10 reasons fire schemes get rejected — see the complete Fire NOC guide.
Apply, check status and renew: the official route (checked 10 Oct 2026)
- Where to apply: Uttarakhand Fire and Emergency Services takes applications online on the department’s own site, ukfireservices.com — its gov.in address was still a “coming soon” placeholder on 10 Oct 2026. The “Apply for NOC” menu offers three types: Pre-Establishment NOC, Pre-Operational NOC and Periodic Renewal Certificate. The form itself opens on a plain numeric address; make sure you reached it from the department’s menu.
- Status: “Check NOC Status” on the same site, against the application number generated at submission.
- Renewal: the Periodic Renewal Certificate route on the same menu (the site also carries a video guide to renewal).
- Fee: paid through the state e-challan portal, ifms.uk.gov.in; the amount is not published on the department’s pages we could read.
- Validity: the certificate states its own period; the department’s site does not publish a current statewide figure.
The authority decides and sets the timeline; we design and file the scheme.
Who issues it, and under what law
| Uttarakhand | |
|---|---|
| Issuing authority | Uttarakhand Fire and Emergency Services |
| Governing law | Uttarakhand Fire and Emergency Service Act, 2016 |
| Industrial infrastructure body | SIIDCUL (formerly SIDCUL — same body, current legal name) |
| Regulatory/plan-approval body | SIDA (a distinct body from SIIDCUL) |
| Pollution board | Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board (UPCB) — renamed from UEPPCB in Dec 2019 |
| DISCOM | UPCL (sole, statewide) |
Two bodies to know: SIIDCUL and SIDA
This trips up a lot of first-time Uttarakhand investors: SIIDCUL (the renamed SIDCUL) is the corporation that develops industrial infrastructure and allots plots — it’s your landlord. SIDA is a separate regulatory authority that approves layout drawings and building plans for notified industrial areas — it’s your plan-approval authority. Neither of them issues the Fire NOC itself; that’s Uttarakhand Fire and Emergency Services, under the 2016 Act. A factory in Pantnagar or Haridwar typically deals with all three at different stages of the project.
Where we work in Uttarakhand
We deliver fire-NOC design and filing across Uttarakhand’s SIIDCUL estates: Pantnagar, Rudrapur, Haridwar, Kashipur, Sitarganj, Pharma City, Selaqui, and Kotdwar — see the full Uttarakhand zone list.
Get your fire scheme designed and filed
- Fire NOC Document Readiness Checklist — which documents you have and which are still missing; whether a NOC applies is for the fire authority to confirm
- Fire-NOC Assistance — we design the scheme to the 2016 Act, coordinate with SIIDCUL/SIDA plan approval, and stand through inspection
- Full Fire NOC guide — the complete NBC 2016 engineering detail
Have drawings already? Send the building plan and the occupancy of each block for a Fire NOC documentation review — an engineer replies with the authority that applies in Uttarakhand, the document list and what is still missing, within one business day. Request a technical review or send the drawings on WhatsApp.
Secured Engineers Pvt. Ltd. is an MEPF and fire-protection EPC contractor extending our pan-India coverage into Uttarakhand’s SIIDCUL estates. This guide is general information; confirm current rules with Uttarakhand Fire and Emergency Services.
Frequently asked questions
Which department issues the Fire NOC in Uttarakhand?
Uttarakhand Fire and Emergency Services, superintended by an Inspector General, issues the Fire NOC under the Uttarakhand Fire and Emergency Service Act, 2016.
Is SIIDCUL the same as SIDCUL?
SIIDCUL is the current legal name — the state industrial infrastructure body was formerly known as SIDCUL, and the older name is still in common use, but SIIDCUL (State Infrastructure and Industrial Development Corporation of Uttarakhand) is correct today. A separate body, SIDA, handles regulatory/plan approvals.
What is SIDA, and how is it different from SIIDCUL?
SIDA (State Industrial Development Authority) regulates notified industrial areas and handles layout-drawing and building-plan approvals. SIIDCUL is the operational corporation that develops infrastructure and allots plots. A factory typically deals with both, plus Uttarakhand Fire and Emergency Services separately for the fire NOC.
Which pollution board covers Uttarakhand factories?
The Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board (UPCB) — renamed from UEPPCB (Uttarakhand Environment Protection and Pollution Control Board) in December 2019. If you see 'UEPPCB' in older documents, that's the legacy name for the same board.
Does the fire-NOC process differ between Pantnagar, Haridwar and Selaqui?
The governing 2016 Act applies statewide. What differs is the estate's dominant occupancy — Pantnagar and Sitarganj lean auto/FMCG, Haridwar mixes pharma with legacy heavy engineering, and Selaqui (Pharma City) is a single-sector cleanroom-heavy estate.
What DISCOM serves Uttarakhand's industrial estates?
UPCL (Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited) is the sole electricity distribution licensee statewide.
Sources and standards
- NBC 2016 Part 4 (2016) — National Building Code of India 2016, Part 4 — Fire and Life Safety. Bureau of Indian Standards. Publisher. Occupancy classification, fire-protection systems required by building type and height, static water storage, pumps, exits, refuge, compartmentation, stair pressurisation.
- IS 15105 (2002 (reaffirmed)) — IS 15105 — Design and Installation of Fixed Automatic Sprinkler Fire Extinguishing Systems — Code of Practice. Bureau of Indian Standards. Publisher. Sprinkler hazard classification, design density, head spacing and coverage, water supplies.
- IS 3844 (1989 (reaffirmed)) — IS 3844 — Code of Practice for Installation and Maintenance of Internal Fire Hydrants and Hose Reels on Premises. Bureau of Indian Standards. Publisher. Internal hydrants, landing valves and hose reels.
- IS 2189 (2008) — IS 2189 — Selection, Installation and Maintenance of Automatic Fire Detection and Alarm System — Code of Practice. Bureau of Indian Standards. Publisher. Detector selection, zoning, installation and maintenance of fire alarm systems.
- State Fire Service Acts and Rules — State Fire and Emergency Services Acts and Rules (state-specific). State governments. Fire NOC application, inspection, issue and renewal — the process and periodicity differ by state.
Standards are cited to support the technical statements on this page. Where a standard has been revised, the edition shown is the one verified at the time of review; the edition in force for a project is the one the authority applies.