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Hazardous buildings in Kandy: Independent report to CP Governor

14 Oct 2020

By Sarah Hannan The committee appointed to investigate potentially hazardous building structures in the Kandy Municipal Council (KMC) area presented its report to Central Province Governor Lalith U. Gamage on Monday (12). Speaking to The Morning, Central Provincial Engineering Services Department Engineer W.M.A. Wickramasinghe said: “We have suggested several recommendations after carrying out investigations on 20 selected building sites in Kandy, with special focus on architecture, adherence to building regulations, geology, geotechnical engineering, water and sewerage management, to name a few aspects. “The Governor’s Office is to study the report and then adapt the recommendations in a week’s time, after which the recommendations will be publicised.” The report was prepared by a 25-member independent committee presided by Central Provincial Engineering Services Department Engineer Wickramasinghe under the consultation of University of Peradeniya Department of Civil Engineering Senior Prof. S.B.S Abayakoon. The report on hazardous buildings in the Kandy City limits was ordered by the Central Province Governor's Office following the collapse of a residential building in Buwelikada on 20 September resulting in three deaths and two casualties. The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) submitted its observations to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) on 21 September and confirmed that the cause of the disaster was linked to a weak foundation and miscalculation in the construction of the overall building. The NBRO, on 1 October in its full-length report presented to the Central Province Governor, noted that the main reason for the collapse of the building was structural instability caused as a result of poor-quality design and construction.


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