The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation continued its demolition drive in the central zone on the fourth day after the fatal mishap at Saudagar ni Pol in Kalupur on Friday.

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While three sites have been demolished, AMC began pulling down three more yesterday.

A five-storeyed building in Kajuri ni Pol, Mandir ni Khadki at Kadiakui in Kalupur and Asfaq Vijapurwala's building in Mirghawad have already been demolished.

The civic body started demolishing the second floor of Jacorbai Market at Railwaypura in Kalupur. It had sealed the property on Sunday and was to begin demolition work on Monday evening itself but did not.

Moreover, two more sites, Karnavati Plaza in Railwaypura and Dilnamaz Pathan's building in Patwa Sheri, are also undergoing flattening. In all demolition work is on at six sites in the city.

Meanwhile, AMC has carried out primary investigation to determine the root cause behind the collapse in Saudagar ni Pol, but detailed investigation is yet to begin. In the primary report RP Mahida, city engineer, said that structural defects and poor quality of construction lead to the incident.

"The detailed investigation will be carried out once the four floors of the building are demolished and debris are removed," said Mahida. The detailed report will examine the role of the water wells in the foundation of the building in the catastrophe.

The civic body is also likely to start demolition at 4-5 new buildings in the central zone today.