Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation has given the chief fire officer's position, which was vacant for four years, to the head of its transport department. Experts, and even serving NMMC officials, said the appointment is a blatant violation of fire safety norms.

Executive Engineer (Transport) Shirish Adarwad's appointment was made on September 4, just a day after a huge blaze on an ONGC site in Uran, which falls under neighbouring Panvel Municipal Corporation.