To cater to the higher demand for housing units in cities, Urban Housing and Development (UDH) department in Rajasthan has allowed the construction of multi-storey buildings up to 32-metre and above, and the UDH department in the state has already issued orders for it. According to the Rajasthan High Court orders in 2018, no new high-rise building permit can be given till the municipal corporation gets Aerial Hydraulic Ladder Platform equivalent to 32-metre or above. The ladder is used by the fire department to control the blaze in high-rise buildings. Jaipur fire brigade already has 42-metre of the ladder and a proposal of 70-metre has been given. The fire brigade officials are expecting to get the 70-metre ladder for Jaipur city and once they get the ladder, the security of high-rise buildings won't be an issue, and till then, a 42-metre high ladder will be sufficient. The order also covers cities like Jodhpur, Kota, Ajmer, Bikaner, Udaipur and Bharatpur where high-rise buildings can also be constructed. This 42-metre ladder is also available in Kota and Jodhpur. In Kota, Jodhpur, Udaipur and Bhiwadi, permission for the purchase of a 60-metre ladder has also been granted as these cities are slowly turning into metropolitans and with the rising population, the government has decided to prepare for the emerging scenario.
