SBCA allowed to demolish 326 ‘illegal’ under-construction buildings

Published June 14, 2019
Officials say the deputy commissioners concerned were directed to monitor the campaign and provide support to the demolition authority. — Tanveer Shahzad/File
Officials say the deputy commissioners concerned were directed to monitor the campaign and provide support to the demolition authority. — Tanveer Shahzad/File

KARACHI: The city administration on Thursday decided to raze as many as 326 ‘illegal’ under-construction buildings in different parts of the city.

Official sources told Dawn that Commissioner Iftikhar Shallwani gave the approval to the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) to start demolition against the illegal under-construction structures and buildings which were uninhabited.

They said the decision to this effect was taken at a high-level meeting in pursuance of orders of the Supreme Court.

The meeting, presided over by the city administration chief, was attended among others by the SBCA director general, deputy commissioners of districts South and East and senior police officials.

The officials said the deputy commissioners concerned were directed to monitor the campaign and provide support to the demolition authority.

The SBCA chief told the meeting that a task force had been formed for implementation of the apex court’s order in this regard.

He told the meeting that 326 illegal buildings had been identified for demolition in different parts of the city.

According to him, the illegal buildings included 31 in Gulberg Town, 72 in Liaquatabad Town, 13 in New Karachi Town, six in North Nazimabad Town, 13 in Gulshan Town-I, four in Jamshed Town-I , 52 in Jamshed Town-II, 28 in Saddar Town-I, 26 in Saddar Town -II , 54 in Lyari Town, 16 in Malir Town, four each in Korangi and Landhi towns and three in Bin Qasim Town.

Published in Dawn, June 14th, 2019

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