KARACHI: Due to the alleged corruption of the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA), another four-storey building in Lyari’s Kalakot area is at risk of collapsing.
According to details, a four-storey building located in Allama Iqbal Colony, near Kalakot, is identified to have a crumbling structure. Cracks have appeared on the walls and the building has started tilting to one side, causing damage to other buildings situated adjacent to it.
However, the building inhabitants have refused to vacate their houses. The building authority had not taken any measures yet in this regard.
Sources have claimed that the four-storey building was constructed illegally under the patronage of corrupt officers of the building authority.
Earlier on June 7, at least 22 people died when a residential five-storied building collapsed in Lyari. The bodies were shifted to Dr. Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital for medico-legal formalities.
All debris has been cleared from the location. Sindh Ranger said, “All the items found in the rubble of the building were handed over to the civil administration on the spot.
The building had reportedly been declared dangerous by the SBCA’s technical team after an inspection survey on March 16. The SBCA had also issued a notice to the residents on March 18, directing them to vacate the building within 15 days.
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