{"id":55724,"date":"2019-09-29T10:00:48","date_gmt":"2019-09-29T05:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/blog\/?p=55724"},"modified":"2019-09-27T17:45:43","modified_gmt":"2019-09-27T12:45:43","slug":"preparation-of-quettas-new-building-code-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/preparation-of-quettas-new-building-code-underway.html","title":{"rendered":"Preparation of Quetta\u2019s new building code underway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Quetta: The process to update the existing 90 year building code for the city\u2019s construction sector is underway, a source quoted Metropolitan Corporation Quetta (MCQ) Chief Architect Aziz Ahmed Kakar.<\/p>\n<p>Read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/structures-along-quetta-city-nullah-to-be-razed.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Structures along Quetta city nullah to be razed<\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to Kakar, the National Engineering Services Pakistan (NESPAK) updated the building code back in 2008. The MCQ is working on this update. He also mentioned that Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Alyani is also keen about updating the building code, and build all new structures according to the new code.<\/p>\n<p>Read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/over-70-illegal-structures-quetta-demolished.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Over 70% of illegal structures in Quetta demolished<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In this regard, a summary has also been forwarded to the CM for approval of the new building bylaws. Kakar revealed that as soon as the CM approves these bylaws, Quetta could have 60-feet tall buildings. Current building codes restrict building heights to 30 feet. The new code will also make it mandatory for the developer to hire an expert engineer to prepare the buildings\u2019 map.<\/p>\n<p>Read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/developments-found-violating-building-code-to-be-demolished.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Developments found violating building code to be demolished<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Quetta is located on fault lines, making it prone to earthquakes, which is why it falls in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/construction-of-high-rise-buildings-in-seismic-zones-reported.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">red zone category<\/a> where construction of basements and several storey tall buildings is prohibited.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quetta: The process to update the existing 90 year building code for the city\u2019s construction sector is underway, a source quoted Metropolitan Corporation Quetta (MCQ) Chief Architect Aziz Ahmed Kakar. Read:\u00a0Structures along Quetta city nullah to be razed According to Kakar, the National Engineering Services Pakistan (NESPAK) updated the building code back in 2008. The MCQ is working on this update. He also mentioned that Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Alyani is also keen about updating the building code, and build all new structures according to the new code. Read:\u00a0Over 70% of illegal structures in Quetta demolished In this regard, a summary has also been forwarded to the CM for approval of the new building bylaws. Kakar revealed that as soon as the CM approves these bylaws, Quetta could have 60-feet tall buildings. Current building codes restrict building heights to 30 feet. The new code will also make it mandatory for the developer to hire an expert engineer to prepare the buildings\u2019 map. Read:\u00a0Developments found violating building code to be demolished Quetta is located on fault lines, making it prone to earthquakes, which is why it falls in the red zone category where construction of basements and several storey tall&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":28494,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[13198],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-55724","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"tag-preparation-of-quettas-new-building-code-underway"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Preparation of Quetta\u2019s new building code underway - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Quetta: The process to update the existing 90 year building code for the city\u2019s construction sector is underway, a source quoted Metropolitan Corporation\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/preparation-of-quettas-new-building-code-underway.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Preparation of Quetta\u2019s new building code underway - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Quetta: The process to update the existing 90 year building code for the city\u2019s construction sector is underway, a source quoted Metropolitan Corporation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/preparation-of-quettas-new-building-code-underway.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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