The National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NECMA) urged Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (Etisalat) to dismantle its Abu Dhabi-based head office’s spherical structure on 11 March 2016, according to Emirates News Agency.
The instruction was made following the extreme weather conditions that hit the capital in the last week. The strong winds had severely damaged the structure, as a result NECMA will be providing the telecom company with engineering solutions to contain the damage and dismantle the sphere.
Representatives of Etisalat, construction companies and consultants held meetings overnight to discuss the damage.
NCEMA also asked the public to follow traffic instructions on the main roads leading to Etisalat’s building while risks are being assessed and before the roads are reopened.
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