Ctg team to inspect tilted buildings from today
26 dilapidated bldgs to be demolished in Khulna
BSS
CHITTAGONG: A five-member Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) technical expert team led by its deputy chief town planer Shahinul Islam Khan will start physical inspection of tilted buildings from today, reports BSS.
A technical committee comprising experts was formed at a meeting yesterday, following recommendation about the buildings affected by Wednesdays earthquake.
The committee member are former vice- chancellor of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET) Dr Jahangir Alam, head of Civil Engineering Department of CUET Abdur Rahman Bhuiyan, CDA deputy chief town planer Shahinul Islam Khan, CDA authorized officers Mohammad Shamim, and Mohammad Ilias.
Earlier, Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) has completed a primary inspection and identified nine buildings in different areas of the port city that tilted slightly due to Wednesdays earthquake.
The building owners were asked to submit the structural designs of the buildings and the names of the engineers involved in the construction by Monday.
Besides, a three-member probe body formed Wednesday by CDA ordered the building owners to demolish partially two buildings at Halishahor area Friday morning.
The probe team led by Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) deputy chief town planer Shahinul Islam Khan also marked two buildings risky and unsafe after inspecting those at WASA and Jubilee road area on Thursday. Shahinul Islam Khan said the decision on the future course of action about the rest seven buildings will be taken after further physical inspection by experts tomorrow.
BSS adds from Khulna: Khulna City Corporation (KCC) has decided to demolish 26 risky dilapidated buildings in the city to avoid risk of death due to building collapse in the event of earthquake or other natural disasters.
The decision was taken at a meeting held at Shaheed Altaf auditorium yesterday with acting mayor of KCC Md Anisur Rahman Biswas in the chair.
The meeting also decided to form a convening committee with acting mayor of KCC as convenor and additional deputy commissioner (revenue) as member secretary.
Many dilapidated buildings are under the supervision of Khulna district administration and Public Works Division. He urged the city dwellers as well as District Administration, Khulna Metropolitan Police (KMP), Khulna Development Authority (KDA), Fire Service, PWD, Khulna Water and Sewerage Authority (KWASA) and NGOs to help KCC demolish the risky old buildings. Panel mayors, councilors, engineers, law advisor and officials of KCC, representatives of Fire Service, KDA, KMP and City Unit Muktijoddha Command Council, among others, attended the meeting.
