The Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) in Lahore has approved a substantial increase in the no-objection certificate (NOC) fee for housing societies, raising it from Rs. 50,000 to Rs. 100,000 per kanal.
The decision was finalized during the PHA’s 27th Board of Directors (BoD) meeting on Friday, chaired by BoD Chairman Ghazali Saleem Butt. As part of the new requirements, housing societies will also be obligated to plant at least two trees for every 10-marla plot and four trees for every one-kanal plot.
The board also approved a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Punjab Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department, under which PHA will maintain green spaces in hospitals, while hospitals will provide quality medical services to PHA employees at discounted rates.
A medical service providers’ registration policy, modeled after the Lahore Development Authority framework, was also approved.
In sports, the board decided that five grounds will remain under the management of the Pakistan Cricket Board to promote sports, while the auction of 16 other grounds under PHA’s control was proposed.
Other approvals included purchasing a hydro seeder mulching machine, a 10 percent increase in park booking rates, and the introduction of the “Adopt-a-Park” corporate social responsibility initiative.
The lease policy period was set at 10+10 years, and it was decided that salaries for both regular and contractual employees will be disbursed by the first of every month.
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