KARACHI: People living in 354 buildings declared dangerous by authorities have been advised to vacate these dilapidated structures and relocate themselves somewhere else to protect themselves from any harm if the buildings collapsed during the upcoming rains.

In a statement issued on Thursday Sindh Building Control Authority director general Agha Maqsood Abbas said that a technical committee, comprising engineers and architects, etc, after a survey had declared these 354 buildings dangerous.

He said the committee was still carrying out the survey and if more such buildings were identified, these would be notified as dangerous as well.

He urged the people to come forward and inform the SBCA if they knew about any building or structure in their vicinity that looked dangerous and was in a dilapidated condition so the committee could review and examine it.

Published in Dawn, June 9th, 2017