CDA starts dismantling risky parts of tilted buildings in port city

The Chattogram Development Authority (CDA) has started dismantling the risky parts of the two buildings that tilted in Majhirghat area under Sadarghat police station in the port city recently, reports UNB.

The work started on Tuesday afternoon.

Meanwhile, the locals blamed the CDA for the buildings getting tilted. They staged a day-long blockade in the Majhirghat Stand Road area demanding compensation.

They said the buildings got tilted due to CDA's drain construction project. The excavation for the project caused the buildings to tilt as the soil by the base of the buildings was removed.

CDA officials who visited the spot, said that the buildings were made occupying the canal’s designated area. When the canal was being expanded for the drainage project, the buildings tilted.

CDA has already started breaking down the risky parts of the building, they said.

Shahinul Islam Khan, CDA’s chief urban planner said, according to the CDA's policy, any infrastructures would have to be built 15 feet away from the canals. They were also informed about it when they got approval for this building. But the owners of the buildings didn’t follow the policy.

Notice and time were also given to remove those from the side of the canal. Now these two buildings have tilted as the canal has been expanded for the drainage project.

CDA would compensate them if they have valid documents regarding the land in canal area. But they could not show any papers, the officer said.