Council for Tall Building and Urban Habitat - India Chapter held a Panel Discussion on Elevator Safety - A Reality Check on December 1, 2023 in Mumbai.

The panelists comprised Pratik Kataria - NAREDCO Nexgen, Uday Dambe - Lift Inspectorate, S S Warick - Directorate of Fire Services, Maharashtra, Hrishikesh Pawar - Otis Elevators, Mayank Desai - TK Elevators, Karan Turakhiya - Eskay Elevators and Ashish Kapoor - Shuco. The event was sponsored by Otis Elevator Company, TK Elevator, Esky Elevators, Witter Elevator Components, City Lifts and ISEE.

The event began with the introductory address by Girish Dravid, Chairman - CTBUH India. This was followed by presentations by sponsors Otis and TKE. Karan Turakhiya of Eskay Elevators spoke on the anomaly of reducing elevator cost and voicing concern over the reducing equipment life cycle in the elevator industry.

In his keynote address Amit Gossain, President - Indian Electrical and Electronics Manufacturers' Association (IEEMA) Elevator Division, spoke on the need to have a uniform Lift Act in the entire country. As on date only 12 states have a prescribed lift code. He also spoke on the need to upgrade the Indian standards on par with international standards.