SBCA Announcement

Karachi

The Karachi commissioner directed the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) on Monday not to approve the construction of any building that did not facilitate the physically challenged and did not have a ramp for them.

Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui said builders must realise the problems of the physically challenged and construct ramps so that they could easily enter buildings.Siddiqui urged against neglecting the needs of the physically challenged as they were among the helpful citizens of the country as well.

An association representing the physically and mentally challenged people in Pakistan arranged a ceremony on the eve of International Day of People with Disability, which is observed across the world every year on December 3, during which the commissioner distributed three automatic wheelchairs on behalf of the association.

International Day of People with Disability is an international observance promoted by the United Nations since 1992. It has been celebrated with varying degrees of success around the planet. The observance of the day aims to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilise support for the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities.

Reference: The News International, 03rd December, 2013