The Rural Damascus Governorate forced the residents of the city of Darayya to demolish their homes and buildings partially damaged by the shelling that hit the city in light of the military operations it witnessed before the forced displacement in 2016.
Since the start of the return of residents to the city, the Executive Office of the Daraya City Council announced dozens of houses and buildings that are prone to fall and others that have been partially destroyed through its official page on Facebook. It called on owners to review the municipal council to start the demolition process and remove the rubble.
A local source told Syria TV that the classification of buildings as “prone to fall” is due to the inspection carried out by members of the executive office in the city without forming a committee specialized in revealing the specific buildings.
The source added that some of the buildings demolished during the past period were valid for restoration because the foundations of the building are still intact, and the destruction affected the walls only. It explained that the municipal council relied on the buildings’ external appearance without inspecting their foundations.
The source pointed out that the executive office holds the owners of real estate the cost of fuel necessary for the machines during the demolition, pointing out that the demolitions are carried out by the machines of the municipal council.
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