Karachi has 354 weak buildings

A number of 354 buildings in Karachi has been declared ‘dangerous’ by concerned authorities and people living in these buildings have been advised to vacate them and relocate themselves somewhere else to protect themselves from any harm, if the building/s collapsed during upcoming rains. Sindh Building Control Authority Director General Agha Maqsood Abbas said in a recent statement that a technical committee, comprising engineers and architects, had after a survey declared these  354 buildings dangerous.He said the committee was continuing the survey and if more such buildings are identified, these too would be notified as dangerous.He urged the people to come forward and inform SBCA, about any building or structure in their vicinity that look dangerous and are in a dilapidated condition so the committee could review and examine it and issue a statement about its health/ life.