Sindh: The secretary of the Sindh Local Government issued a notification which restructures the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) in Karachi. The aforementioned notification terminates the posts of SBCA town directors and in return, introduces a new post by the name of SBCA district directors, according to a news source.
According to the revealed details, Syed Muhammad Zia the SBCA director in District East, Muhammad Raqeeb in District Central, Syed Asif Rizvi in District Korangi, Abdul Hameed Zardari in District Keamari, Engineer Ismail in District Malir, Munir Ahmed Bhambhro in District South and Irfan Haider Naqvi in District West were appointed for the posts.
After the introduction of the Sindh Local Government Ordinance 2001, Karachi was split into 18 towns and each one was under a town director and a further of two to three deputy directors, six assistant directors and a maximum of nine senior building inspectors (SBIs) worked under the appointed director.
After the issuance of the notification, the SBCA director will watch over the constructions in the designated district. Moreover, the number of deputy directors saw an increase from 32 to 43 and conversely, the numbers of assistant directors fell from 126 to 97.
Each SBCA district director will have a workforce of around six deputy directors, 20 assistant directors and 20 SBIs. Moreover, each district team will have around 40-50 officials.
The SBCA Director stated that the reforms will help streamline the organization and strike out loopholes. Moreover, the new system will aid in monitoring constructions and any possible violations.
