Chattogram Development Authority (CDA) on Tuesday started demolishing three risky buildings including one that tilted at Majhirghat in Sadarghat area of the port city on Monday night.
CDA officials said a building tilted during the ongoing canal re-excavation work to end waterlogging in the port city.
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Local people staged demonstrations in the area on Tuesday demanding compensation from the CDA authorities.
Shahinul Islam, chief city planning officer of CDA, said “According to the CDA guidelines, a structure should be established 15 feet off a canal and during the approval of the building the authorities concerned warned the owners of it . But the owners constructed the buildings adjacent to the canal ignoring the warning.”
A notice was served on the owners before starting the re-excavation work of the canal, he said.
Besides, the CDA authorities also asked them to show legal documents but they failed to show it.
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A building tilted towards a nearby building on Monday, triggering panic among locals. Besides, two building in the same area were identified as risky.
A rescue team from Agrabad Fire Service Station managed to evacuate the residents of the building.