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Bam housing culprits to be grilled
With a death toll approaching 50,000, I'd call grilling too good for them. Roasting would be more appropriate.
Contractors and construction consultants who had violated the regulations on the reinforcement of buildings while setting them up in Bam would be introduced to Judiciary branches, said head of Management and Planning Organization (MPO) Mohammad Sattarifar here Wednesday. Speaking to reporters, he added that the cabinet has assigned MPO to report the reason behind the collapse of the buildings in the city, in particular the ones belonging to the government and public sectors. MPO and the Engineering Association are determined to jointly identify the jerry-builders and violating contractors, and disqualify them.
| Anybody taking bets on whether they'll go after the ayatollahs who made money on the rake-offs? |
They will also praise the ones whose constructed structures have withstood the Friday killer earthquake in Bam, he noted.
"Good boy! Have a cookie!"
"This is only half a cookie!"
"Think of it as a cookie less commission." |
"The foundation of Bam citadel, which has not been demolished, will be restored.
| That's very comforting. Wonder who gets the contract for that? |
Meanwhile international bodies including the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) have declared they will sponsor the restoration of the destroyed historical complex, he added. The official said that in a cabinet meeting held in Kerman on Tuesday, it was decided to accept the call for assistance of foreign countries and organizations in the reconstruction of Bam citadel and issue permits authorizing them to launch the project under the supervision of Bam reconstruction headquarters. "Iran's Geological Organization will soon launch a feasibility study in the area to select a proper location where the new city of Bam will be constructed," he said, expressing hope that the city would be completed in 18 months.
| Have you considered Samoa? |
The Vice-President estimated the required credit to reconstruct the city at rls four trillion and added that in Tuesday meeting, the cabinet approved to allocate 2.690 trillion to the project. "The remaining costs would be supplied from foreign aid and people's donations," he concluded.
Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2004-01-01 |
