Residents of dilapidated buildings say most houses had multiple ownership which was why they were not ready to spend money on their repair. White Star
RAWALPINDI: With the start of monsoon rains, residents of 183 old buildings declared dangerous by civic agencies in the city and cantonment areas are spending sleepless nights as they are neither able to leave the structures nor get them reconstructed.
After a survey of old and dilapidated buildings in the city, the Rawalpindi Metropolitan Corporation (RMC) declared 83 buildings dangerous. Similarly, the Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) has declared 100 buildings dangerous, 45 of them most dangerous, and issued notices to the residents to vacate them or get them repaired.