Earthquake prone Quetta constructs multi-storey time bombs
When the deadly 1935 earthquake reduced Quetta city to rubble, horrified officials came up with a new building code slapping a blanket ban on the construction of buildings with a height of 30 feet or above. The building code also outlawed the use of certain materials in roofs, and only wood and tin roofs were permitted. The building code introduced in 1937 defined seven building types. The city followed the code for years and this is the only legal document to govern construction activities in Quetta since 1937, as authorities have failed to form a building code authority in the last 84 years....
Source: samaa.tv
