At the time of any disaster or a mishap, coordination between different agencies working on the relief and rescue operation is crucial. Lack of which can cause hindrance in saving lives during the golden hours, and that was noted in the fatal Kamala Mills fire mishap of 2017, said an official.

The BMC has now decided to overcome this shortcoming by setting up ‘disaster management control rooms’ at hospitals, initially at 13 of them, including four run by the civic body. The process is underway to make the architectural plan of the control room. A civic official, requesting anonymity, said in the 2017 Kamala Mills fire, there was a lack of coordination between the agencies regarding relief work.