ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain on Monday called for measures to improve the safety of old buildings and congested areas.
He was add
ressing the launching ceremony of the Building Control Code by the National Disaster Management Authority.
The president pointed out
that the new code would be applicable to new buildings but there are more risks of fires and incidents
in old and dilapidated buildings as well as areas of high population density which have h
anging electricity wires and other cables out in the open.
Mamnoon expressed satisfaction
that the new building codes have been prepared keeping in view the local conditions emphasising
that this would ensure their success.
He hoped
that the process of further imp
roving these codes would continue.
