Strict action against illegal building construction: DCM D.K. Shivakumar
Bengaluru: "A survey will be conducted across the city to identify illegal buildings. I will instruct the Revenue Department not to register properties that do not comply with building regulations. People buy land at a low cost and sell it without proper planning. The RERA Act is in place to prevent such illegal activities," said Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar.
He added, "21 workers are trapped under the debris of the collapsed building. Two workers have lost their lives, 14 have been rescued, and seven have been admitted to the hospital. NDRF and SDRF teams are working cautiously and swiftly on the rescue operation. The workers involved were from Andhra Pradesh and Bihar. The identity of one deceased worker has been confirmed as from Bihar."
"Action will be taken against the building contractor, landowner, and responsible officials. Compensation will be provided to the workers after the rescue operation is completed," he said.
"Unprecedented heavy rain has occurred. Seven to eight families in the Central Viraha Layout have locked themselves inside their homes, refusing to come out for rescue. I have instructed that their doors be broken open and they be rescued before any mishap occurs," he added.
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Pakistan reports two more polio cases; Total tally now 52
ISLAMABAD: At least two more cases of poliovirus were reported in Pakistan, taking the number of infections to 52 so far this year, a report said on Friday.
“The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health has confirmed the detection of two more wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases in Pakistan," an official statement said.
The fresh infections — a boy and a girl — were reported from the Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
“Genetic sequencing of the samples collected from the children is underway," the statement read. Dera Ismail Khan, one of the seven polio-endemic districts of southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has reported five polio cases so far this year.
Of the 52 cases in the country this year, 24 are from Balochistan, 13 from Sindh, 13 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and one each from Punjab and Islamabad.
There is no cure for polio. Only multiple doses of the oral polio vaccine and completion of the routine vaccination schedule for all children under the age of five can keep them protected.
