The Blantyre City Council (BCC) through Malawi’s “Red Star Campaign” will demolish hundred sixty one buildings in the commercial city, Malawi24 has learnt.
Speaking at a press briefing on Wednesday in Chairperson for the “Red Star Campaign” Wild Ndipo said the council is prepared and has already made the exercise legal.
He added that communications are underway and expect building owners to respond in writing.
According to the council about hundred ninety one buildings were assessed in Limbe while hundred eighty nine in Blantyre Central Business District.
Cited Ndipo, “Letters are ready and they are being sent to building owners about the exercise. They will possibly respond in writing. The actual demolition starts on 1st March and the dates are fixed. If they don’t respond the city will still go ahead with the exercise. There was some silence because we were working on making it legal. After the assessment, the tasks force hard to bring it to the town planning committee and had to go with it to the full council.”
Among the buildings to be demolished seventy four are from Blantyre CBD while eighty seven of it from Limbe.
Meanwhile, Director of Town Planning and Estate Services Costly Chanza has revealed that the exercise will revamp the appearance of both towns.
In the event that building owners get injunctions, he uttered the city is legally covered.
Chanza further urged the building owners to seek clarifications and lodge their grievances with the council before the exercise commences.
“The exercise will still go ahead whether someone gets an injunction or not. This is to ensure to ensure target of the needed buildings. Those people operating business are excited with the excise that will revamp both towns. Somehow there will be two three people who might not like the exercise but they will not stop it,” explained Chanza.
The exercise is done in conjunction with Professional bodies which include the University of Malawi, Malawi Institute of Physical Planners, Ministry of lands and Physical Planning and Malawi Institute of Architects.
Mugwetsenso KAMUZU STADIUM mugwetsenso idamangidwa ndikaleeeeeeeeeee Mwamva???
Right Move, Blantyre city and Limbe Has poor Planing and low Buildings, I hope the plan is to get every Demolished Building will be replaced With 5 Story Going Up.
Kamuzu Stadium Has to go Obviously has to be Replaced on the same Spot
Empty tins makes too much noise, pali nkhani yotsutsira apa? Its for the better of the country not individual.
Go to any country there are new and old buildings but never heard that old buildings are brought down.
Can the chanzas get refuge collection perfect first nd sewage leakages are rampant everywhere so take heed of this nd law will allow u ro demolish its a challenge chamza
Its a good idea but the timing is very very wrong.
Could have waited for 2 more years as economy is in shambles
Either the Author is stupid or the city municipality is ignorant.
After reading the article I still don’t know the purpose of demolishing these buildings.
Assuming the reason is illegal constructions to be demolished we have to wonder if tax payers money cannot be used more useful in this city!
Tapangani zimenezo mwina town izaoneka bwino. Ma building enawo amangonyasisa town.
Musasiye Chichiri stadium. Destroy that death trap.
Its a bad idea because now the Country don’t have money where will you get money to Construct the new Buildings its a joke.
Start demolishing capital city old town
Mtengo we cement mukuuziwa?
Kuteroko monse muja munayambila kukamba zanyumba muja anali asanapange confirm??
Taatopa nazo kumva izi mmene munayambila muja mwagwetsako zingati? Komanso kusiyana kwake mkotani ur demolishing house for being just flat houses koma mkaona nyumba zomwe zikumangidwa pano sizikupitilira 2 floors nde zikusiyana pati. Tikufuna nyumba zitalizitali ife
tazigumulani mukatha mukakwililenso nyanja mwanva agalu inu
Owky owky,,
Awaiting to see how Blantyre/Limbe will look like after the demolition exercise. Definately will look like Timbuktu after being bombed by isil.
U’r now jxt in the way coming toward 2 the notherners minds,coz u take only southern region as it is malawi,& u creat boundary in lilongwe side as its where malawi ends.
nice move
Nde mukuhambulapo zithunzi zaku lilongwe bwanji?