Gymkhanas, schools and all other venues where celebrations and weddings are held regularly will soon have a new open-kitchen policy, which will include a uniform set of fire safety norms.

The decision to create this policy was taken after a recent spate of raids carried out at various gymkhanas irked their management and prompted them to approach the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) demanding a set of standard norms. A group of around 15 members representing various gymkhanas including Otters Club, Bandra Gymkhana, Parsi Gymkhana, Wellington Gymkhana among others took their grievances to the additional municipal commissioner, Idzes Kundan on January 31. Confirming the development, Kundan said, "I have given directions to the chief fire officer to examine the existing norms and come up with a draft policy to have a more uniform sense of fire safety."