UNB, Dhaka :
Disaster Management and Relief Ministry has asked the authorities concerned to demolish 110 buildings in the capital which have been found to be ‘very risky’ in terms of earthquake resilience.
Speaking at a views-exchange meeting with journalists at Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) training complex in the
city’s Mirpur area on Tuesday, its Director General Brig Gen Ali Ahmed said the decision was taken at a recent meeting held at the ministry.
Referring to a study, the FSCD DG also noted that if any earthquake’s intensity is above 7 on the Richter scale, around 70,000 buildings of the capital will collapse, leaving around 1.31 lakh people at death risk.
Though Dhaka city falls in seismic zone II of the ‘Seismic Zoning Map’ of Bangladesh, there is very strong possibility of massive causalities as it has been a fast growing and densely populated mega city, he said.
There is a possibility of massive damage due to its population density, unplanned high-rise buildings and industries constructed ignoring the Bangladesh National Building Code (BNBC), he added.
Disaster Management and Relief Ministry has asked the authorities concerned to demolish 110 buildings in the capital which have been found to be ‘very risky’ in terms of earthquake resilience.
Speaking at a views-exchange meeting with journalists at Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) training complex in the
city’s Mirpur area on Tuesday, its Director General Brig Gen Ali Ahmed said the decision was taken at a recent meeting held at the ministry.
Referring to a study, the FSCD DG also noted that if any earthquake’s intensity is above 7 on the Richter scale, around 70,000 buildings of the capital will collapse, leaving around 1.31 lakh people at death risk.
Though Dhaka city falls in seismic zone II of the ‘Seismic Zoning Map’ of Bangladesh, there is very strong possibility of massive causalities as it has been a fast growing and densely populated mega city, he said.
There is a possibility of massive damage due to its population density, unplanned high-rise buildings and industries constructed ignoring the Bangladesh National Building Code (BNBC), he added.
