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Report on hazardous buildings | 20 buildings identified in Kandy

19 Oct 2020

  • Recommendations to be made public tomorrow
By Sarah Hannan  Central Province Governor Lalith U. Gamage is expected to publicise the final recommendations and findings tomorrow (20) after studying the reports that were presented by an independent team that investigated 20 potentially hazardous building structures in the Kandy Municipal Council (KMC) area, The Morning learnt. Speaking to The Morning, Central Provincial Engineering Services Department Engineer W.M.A. Wickramasinghe yesterday (18) clarified: “The reports were handed over to the Governor along with recommendations and findings over 20 such hazardous sites. While the KMC conducted an independent investigation over the matter, the Governor is to also consider the findings and recommendations that have been put forth by the National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) and the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB).” All the reports contain findings on the architecture, adherence to building regulations, geology, geotechnical engineering, and water and sewerage management aspects, to name some. The 25-member independent committee that conducted the investigation was presided by Engineer Wickramasinghe under the consultation of University of Peradeniya Department of Civil Engineering Senior Prof. S.B.S. Abayakoon.


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