RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi Metropolitan Corporation (RMC) conducted a survey in the district to evaluate the monsoon-resistance of residential and commercial buildings and deemed 86 structures to be hazardous.
Before the onset of the monsoon, the cantonment board also conducted a survey to identify buildings that require either reconstruction or demolition.
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The RMC survey identified 66 residential and 22 commercial structures as hazardous for residing and conducting business. 90% of the structures were built prior to the partition.
In some of these structures, over two dozen families reside. The administration has notified the proprietors of these structures.
The residents have been notified that the damaged structures must be evacuated because they could collapse during the monsoon and endanger lives and property.
Those who disregard the notice and refuse to evacuate will be prosecuted under the Local Government Act.
In the meantime, the Rawalpindi Cantonment Board conducted a survey of buildings and commercial structures near the rain and storm water channels. The survey assessed the condition of buildings, including those in need of renovation or restoration as well as those that may require demolition.
According to the executive officer of the cantonment, the survey will be completed within the next few days, after which notices will be issued in accordance with Section 126 of the Cantonment Act of 1924.
They stated that proprietors of buildings requiring evacuation or demolition would receive notices. This instruction also applies to building proprietors located near Nullah Leh and other rain drains.
The owners of these structures would be required to notify the cantonment authority prior to undertaking any renovations.