KARACHI, March 6: City Nazim Mustafa Kamal has said that there was a need to change the existing bylaws of the Karachi Building Control Authority (KBCA) to bring them at par with international standards.

He said this during a meeting with a delegation of Association of Builders and Developers (Abad) at his office on Tuesday.

He informed the delegation that the government was considering upgrading the existing bylaws on modern lines. He maintained that the government will take builders and other stakeholders into confidence before any change in the existing bylaws.

The nazim said that people of the metropolis were facing several problems due to builders. However, he appreciated Abad for setting up a complaint centre in its office to rectify peoples’ complaints.

Mr Kamal informed the delegation that the government wanted to develop the housing industry and bring experts and qualified people in this sector.

He asked the association to ensure all builders to provide maximum facilities to citizens in the residential projects that they build.

He was of the view that builders should improve their standard and do their business in accordance with the rules and regulation, which will help in elimination of corruption from the KBCA and other departments.

The problems relating to the Scheme 33 also came up for discussion during the meeting and the nazim promised to resolve the issues on priority.

Additional Vice-Chairmen KWSB Imamuddin Shahzad and Moin Khan, EDO Revenue Saleh Farooqi and other senior officials were present in the meeting. Chairman Abad Abdul Hafeez Butt led the eight-member delegation.