Preparations for major operation after Lyari tragedy, DG SBCA suspended
The decision to demolish the corrupt Omanis
Six buildings were evacuated in Lyari Sub-Division in the last two days. The demolition of the buildings will be accelerated after conducting a new survey in the next 24 hours. A three-member committee has been formed to investigate the building collapse incident in Lyari. A case will be registered in the light of the investigation.
There is so much money involved in illegal construction that people from our organization, influential people in the area, and other organizations are also involved, Saeed Ghani's conversation with a private TV channel.
Karachi (Staff Reporter) After Saath Lyari, the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) has prepared an initial plan to evacuate extremely dangerous buildings. Sources say that in the first phase, 51 defective buildings have been identified in Karachi Saath. More than 400 people are living in uninhabitable buildings, six buildings were evacuated in Lyari subdivision in two days. Raba News Rawe says that there is a difference in the name and plot number of some old buildings, 12 to 15 buildings are Hirani out of 51 buildings. Sources say that in the next few days, the SBCA demolition team will demolish extremely dangerous buildings, the SBCA demolition team has reduced the manpower and machinery, the district administration has prepared alternative proposals for buildings that can be demolished. Sources say that in the next 24 hours, the process of demolishing the buildings by re-designing them will accelerate. On the other hand, Sindh Local Government Minister Saeed Nani has said that the current Director General (DG) SBCA was posted in 2022, he has been removed from his post. Talking to the media in Karachi along with Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Memon and others, Saeed Ghani said that currently the officers of SBCA who are currently posted in the area have been suspended, the officers who were posted in 2022 when the building was declared a dangerous building are being determined. He said that the Commissioner Karachi has been given the responsibility to complete the survey of 51 extremely dangerous buildings, if the DG SBCA’s superiority is proven, an FIR will also be registered against them, the current EGS SBCA was posted in 2022, he has been removed from his post. Saeed Ghani said that the committee will also obtain details regarding 51 extremely dilapidated buildings, the Commissioner Code has been directed to provide details of 588 dangerous buildings. Speaking on the occasion, Sharjeel Memon said that the concerned officer of the Sindh Building Control Authority was suspended on the day of the accident. He said that if any negligence of any government official is found in the Lyari building accident, action will be taken against him. Sharjeel Memon said that the report of the fact-finding committee investigating the Lyari building accident will come in 22 days, the public should definitely check it while booking a flat or plot. Provincial Minister Saeed Ghani also said in a TV interview that 740 buildings in the province are dangerous, out of which 588 are in Karachi. Saeed Ghani said that Lyari is a fact, it cannot be denied, actions have been taken to stop illegal constructions in the past as well. He said that 740 buildings in Sindh have been declared dangerous, out of which 588 are in Karachi. The Director General of the Sindh Building Control Authority has been removed from his post. He said that there is so much money in illegal constructions that these people also involve other elements of society. People from our organization, influential people of the area and other organizations are also involved in illegal constructions. The parties present in the assembly, along with stakeholders, will soon amend the 19 BCA laws. On the other hand, the incident of a residential building collapsing in Lyari Baghdadi, Karachi, has led to the demolition of surrounding buildings. Inspector SBA said that the operation will be stopped at sunset and the demolition of buildings will be continued regularly from today (Tuesday). On the other hand, the victims came out on the streets with their children and some belongings.