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Societies and buildings are growing like weed, no control over anything, no construction standards, no development standards, no QA/QC, no sustainability under consideration, not a single thought to future of these buildings, just a person announces a building and start selling alongside road, gather public funds and becomes a builder.No thought to site selection, no traffic study, there are 20 storey apartment alongside a 30ft wide rd, there are buildings in the way of river and we are flood prone nation, where are Govt Dept, NDMA, PDMA,(might be waiting to happen something) who is allowing societies to sell river beds or pathways.Sustainable future is necessity for next generation, but our town planners are creating plots in every corner of land, there is not a single society that is harvesting rain water, rain water is drained out and Ground water table is lowering day by day in city areas, we consider it for granted but it is not so, we need to recharge ground water, there are simple techniques that can recharge ground water table.Maintenance of concrete buildings is an issue, there are no post construction inspections, no safety precautions against fire, no proper design of firefighting. Mass concrete production is contributing to climate change and consumption of natural materials unwisely. Buildings shall be inspected after every 5 years for structural integrity for the safety and security of public.Ready Mix concrete supplier are producing third class concrete, no check and balance on them and builders just consider cheapest one, no design mix consideration.Engineers are not doing there part to develop designs and Architects are trying to produce something extra ordinary without thinking of construction strategies, they want to make a sellable product, not a livable, sustainable space for living.Commercialization of professions is killing the nature, society, values, sustainability, standards and ethics.We need to stop and think as a Nation!!! We can do much better.

Dear friends, I have resigned from my position at Bahria Town. This position is open now. Any interested candidate with structural design experience of 5 years and plus may apply. Send your cv's to Senior Structural Engineer Ch. Muhammad Amin amin.bahriatown@gmail.com, Structural Engineer, Muhammad Bilal Afzal Virk bilal.bahriatown@gmail.com, Department Head Brig(Rtd.) Tarique Mehmood tarique.bahriatown@gmail.com Ask anything if you like to. Regards