KARACHI: Commissioner Karachi Syed Hassan Naqvi on Wednesday presided over a meeting to review the arrangements for evacuation of dangerous and dilapidated buildings in the city.
The Sindh Building Control Authority briefed that most of the dilapidated and dangerous buildings are located in District South, numbering 450.
The meeting was attended by Additional Commissioner Karachi-I , Syed Ghulam Mehdi Deputy Commissioner South Altaf Sario, Assistant Commissioner Revenue Commissioner Karachi Office Sajjad Abro, senior officers of Sindh Building Control Authority, and Culture Department.
The meeting was informed that notices have been served to evacuate all dangerous buildings.
The meeting presented a list of extremely dangerous and dilapidated buildings, stating that 40 buildings are in extremely dangerous conditions and need to get evacuated on priority.
It was decided that Deputy Commissioner South Altaf Sario would hold a meeting with the KE and SSSGC to get disconnected utility connections
of 40 buildings and complete the process so that the residents can be evacuated immediately for their safety.