{"id":14462,"date":"2023-04-06T14:43:47","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T09:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/?p=14462"},"modified":"2023-04-07T13:22:51","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T08:22:51","slug":"lda-cracks-down-on-illegal-constructions-summons-director-town-planning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/lda-cracks-down-on-illegal-constructions-summons-director-town-planning\/","title":{"rendered":"LDA Cracks Down on Illegal Constructions, Summons Director Town Planning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LAHORE: Lahore Development Authority (LDA) has initiated action against illegal constructions in the city and demanded an explanation from one of its directors in the Town Planning Wing.<\/p>\n<p>According to <em>The News<\/em>, illegal construction in the city is being facilitated from within the Town Planning Wing, leading to a surge in illegal buildings.<\/p>\n<p>Officials in the Town Planning Wing, particularly directors, are responsible for halting such constructions, yet their inaction has resulted in the conversion of most of the city\u2019s residential roads into commercial markets.<\/p>\n<p>This has caused several issues, including parking shortages, increased vehicular traffic, and air pollution.<\/p>\n<p>To tackle the issue, the Chief Town Planner (CTP), Shakeel Anjum Minhas, visited the concerned area and demanded an explanation from the Director of Town Planning (Zone-V) Azhar Ali, who holds responsibility for the proliferation of illegal constructions in the area.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter dated April 3, 2023, titled &#8220;Action Against Illegal Constructions in Zone-V,&#8221; the CTP observed several commercial, industrial, and office buildings and schools constructed or under construction without the necessary approvals.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both; margin-top:0em; margin-bottom:1em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/fia-books-former-cda-officials-for-corruption-in-metro-bus-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"dofollow\" class=\"u5a34aca1f949e7ddf1f72bb6e1188d54\"><style> .u5a34aca1f949e7ddf1f72bb6e1188d54 { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:#2C3E50; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #F1C40F!important; text-decoration:none; } .u5a34aca1f949e7ddf1f72bb6e1188d54:active, .u5a34aca1f949e7ddf1f72bb6e1188d54:hover { opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; text-decoration:none; } .u5a34aca1f949e7ddf1f72bb6e1188d54 { transition: background-color 250ms; webkit-transition: background-color 250ms; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; } .u5a34aca1f949e7ddf1f72bb6e1188d54 .ctaText { font-weight:bold; color:#F1C40F; text-decoration:none; font-size: 16px; } .u5a34aca1f949e7ddf1f72bb6e1188d54 .postTitle { color:#eaeaea; text-decoration: underline!important; font-size: 16px; } .u5a34aca1f949e7ddf1f72bb6e1188d54:hover .postTitle { text-decoration: underline!important; } <\/style><div style=\"padding-left:1em; padding-right:1em;\"><span class=\"ctaText\">ALSO READ<\/span>&nbsp; <span class=\"postTitle\">FIA Books Former CDA Officials for Corruption in Metro Bus Project<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The CTP has instructed the Director of Zone-V to explain how these illegal constructions were completed or under construction and to provide a report on the relevant building files, including details of actions taken and the position of the In-charge Director of Town Planning of Zone-V, within two days.<\/p>\n<p>The LDA has previously taken action against illegal constructions, but mainly on specific complaints or during special campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>However, the CTP decided to personally inspect all the Town Planning Zones and discovered a large number of irregularities on the ground, including three proclaimed offenders, Ghulam Fareed, M Asghar from UAE, and Zafar Iqbal from Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the LDA DG\/Commissioner has directed the transfer and posting of three Directors of Town Planning in a bid to streamline the LDA&#8217;s operations and enhance its ability to deal with the challenges facing Lahore&#8217;s urban landscape.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAHORE: Lahore Development Authority (LDA) has initiated action against illegal constructions in the city and demanded an explanation from one of its directors in the Town Planning Wing. According to The News, illegal construction in the city is being facilitated from within the Town Planning Wing, leading to a surge in illegal buildings. Officials in the Town Planning Wing, particularly directors, are responsible for halting such constructions, yet their inaction\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":14418,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/LDA-Teams-Conduct-Major-Operations-to-Demolish-Illegally-Built-Structures-in-Lahore.jpg",1000,560,false],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/LDA-Teams-Conduct-Major-Operations-to-Demolish-Illegally-Built-Structures-in-Lahore.jpg",1000,560,false],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/LDA-Teams-Conduct-Major-Operations-to-Demolish-Illegally-Built-Structures-in-Lahore.jpg",1000,560,false]},"author_name":"Firas Qureshi","categories_name":["News"],"title_text":"LDA Cracks Down on Illegal Constructions, Summons Director Town Planning","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=5&exclude=14462","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14462"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14462\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14418"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}