Amman municipality: 25% of Amman's buildings are old
18-09-2022 04:53 PM
Ammon News - Greater Amman municipality said that it is not permissible to start any works, fill in, or make internal modifications to the building or maintenance work unless after obtaining a prior license from the municipality and through the engineering office, and if a complaint or note is received, it will be suspended and transfer it to the administrative governor, Engineer Hussam Al-Najdawi, Areas director said.
In his interview with Public Security Radio, he added that 25% of Amman’s buildings are old, stressing that the old buildings do not have to be dilapidated, and there are procedures in case there is a report of damage in the site, where the buildings are evacuated and the owner is brought in for the purposes of restoration, strengthening or removal The building is at his expense.
Al-Najdawi praised the great efforts made by the civil defense cadres and all components of the Public Security Directorate in dealing with the incident of the collapse of the residential building in the Weibdeh area.