Six old buildings in Saddar declared dangerous

KARACHI: Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA), on Monday declared six buildings as dangerous and unstable in Saddar, Karachi.

This was said in a survey report prepared by the Technical Committee of the SBCA for dangerous buildings.

The committee comprising construction experts and engineers led by Director Buildings, Aashkar Dawar surveyed the old buildings on the directives of Director General SBCA Manzoor Qadir.

The report said the surveyed buildings included a five-storeyed structure at plot no. 11-G.K-6 Ghulam Hussain Quarters. A ground- plus-two storeyed building at plot no 19-G.K-7. Ground-plus-three storeyed building at plot no: 1-A.R.C-11, Ranchore Lane. Ground- plus-one building at plot no. 24-N.P-9 in Naiper Quarters and a ground-plus-three storeyed building at plot no 23-N.P-2 in Saddar have been declared dangerous for housing people.

It said the owners and inhabitants of these six buildings have also been warned through notice to vacate the buildings immediately and there are possibilities of collapse accidentally.

The committee also declared that a ground-plus-four storeyed building on plot no. 28-N.P-2 in Saddar, needs immediate repair under the supervision of construction consultants.