By Moin Ullah Shah
KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to seal high-risk buildings found in violation of fire safety regulations, following a high-level meeting chaired by the provincial chief secretary.
The meeting, held to review fire safety measures across the province, was attended by the secretary for rehabilitation, the director general of the Provincial Disaster Management Authority, commissioners and deputy commissioners.
Officials were told that 3,633 buildings had been inspected province-wide. Notices were issued to 3,319 of them over fire safety deficiencies, according to Asif Hyder Shah.
A total of 889 buildings were declared high risk, Shah said.
The chief secretary directed authorities to ensure that medium- and low-risk buildings take corrective measures within the stipulated time.
He also ordered strict legal action, including sealing, against high-risk buildings and those failing to comply with safety regulations, stressing that there would be no compromise on public safety.
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