India, Feb. 19 -- The Gautam Budh Nagar district administration has launched a special drive to ensure mandatory registration of all the lifts installed across housing societies, hospitals, schools, hotels and commercial and industrial buildings under the Uttar Pradesh Lift and Escalator Act, 2024, officials said on Wednesday.

The Act aims to regulate the installation, operation, maintenance, and safety of lifts and escalators across Uttar Pradesh to prevent accidents and fix accountability.

As part of the enforcement exercise, the administration has asked the lift manufacturing firms and authorised service providers operating in the district to ensure that lifts installed at various establishments are registered in accordance with the ...