Eight junior colleges submit fake Fire NOCs to Intermedia Board; booked for allegedly forging HYDRAA chief’s signature

HYDRAA has been authorised by the Director General of Fire Services to give Fire NOCs to non-highrise buildings. The image is used for representative purposes only. | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL Criminal cases have been filed against eight private junior colleges in Hyderabad on allegations of forging the signature of the chief of Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) A. V. RanganathThe signature was forged on the Fire No Objection Certificates (NOC), the complaint made by HYDRAA authorities to the Lake Police Station stated.HYDRAA has been authorised by the Director General of Fire Services to give Fire NOCs to non-high rise buildings, and several junior colleges are submitting their applications to HYDRAA, the complaint said.The forgery issue came out when HYDRA