{"id":15111,"date":"2023-04-17T14:31:42","date_gmt":"2023-04-17T09:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/?p=15111"},"modified":"2023-04-17T14:31:42","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T09:31:42","slug":"newly-posted-dg-of-pda-to-address-issues-at-regi-model-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/newly-posted-dg-of-pda-to-address-issues-at-regi-model-town\/","title":{"rendered":"Newly Posted DG of PDA to Address Issues at Regi Model Town"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PESHAWAR: The residents and allottees of Regi Model Town (RMT) in Peshawar have been hopeful for solutions to their problems after Engr Ijaz Afzal, a grade 20 officer of the Peshawar Development Authority (PDA), was appointed as the new Director General (DG).<\/p>\n<p>He has replaced the previous DG, Fayaz Ali Shah, who was a grade 19 PMS officer and had been unable to improve the functioning of the civic body during his tenure.<\/p>\n<p>One of the major complaints against the outgoing DG was his habit of coming to the office after 11:30 or 12 noon and leaving before 5 pm to travel to his hometown in Mardan.<\/p>\n<p>This led to a halt in development work and complaints redressal, especially in RMT, where he did not pay a single visit during his whole tenure.<\/p>\n<p>RMT, the largest public sector housing scheme in the provincial capital, has been facing a lack of basic civic amenities, and work on ongoing uplift schemes has stopped over the past year.<\/p>\n<p>The residents have been complaining about this, and despite repeated requests, no attention was given to redressing the problems and developing at least two zones of the housing scheme.<\/p>\n<p>The construction firm, Frontier Works Organisation (FWO), reported the remaining work on the Nasir Bagh Road leading to Zone V, Sakhipul, and adjacent localities, and the bridge on Juma Khan Khwar, could not be continued due to the non-release of funds.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both; margin-top:0em; margin-bottom:1em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/500-year-old-sikh-era-basement-discovered-in-peshawar-during-house-construction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"dofollow\" class=\"u68ef56b6058cffe87c7b713722d4706a\"><style> .u68ef56b6058cffe87c7b713722d4706a { 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; } .u68ef56b6058cffe87c7b713722d4706a:active, .u68ef56b6058cffe87c7b713722d4706a:hover { opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; text-decoration:none; } .u68ef56b6058cffe87c7b713722d4706a { transition: background-color 250ms; webkit-transition: background-color 250ms; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; } .u68ef56b6058cffe87c7b713722d4706a .ctaText { font-weight:bold; color:#F1C40F; text-decoration:none; font-size: 16px; } .u68ef56b6058cffe87c7b713722d4706a .postTitle { color:#eaeaea; text-decoration: underline!important; font-size: 16px; } .u68ef56b6058cffe87c7b713722d4706a: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\">500-Year-Old Sikh-Era Basement Discovered in Peshawar During House Construction<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Although the road up to Defence Housing Authority (DHA) was completed except for a small portion and the bridge near the RMT entrance, the remaining portion of the road and another bridge are still incomplete.<\/p>\n<p>Successive governments and the DGs&#8217; lack of interest and commitment, coupled with the &#8220;ignorant&#8221; attitude of the previous DG, are responsible for the current situation of RMT.<\/p>\n<p>The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government&#8217;s interest in PDA affairs can be seen from the fact that during the last two and a half years, five DGs were posted and transferred in the Authority. Still, none took an interest in RMT&#8217;s development.<\/p>\n<p>However, the residents&#8217; hope has been restored with the appointment of the new DG. They are expecting that he will give attention to the RMT affairs and ask for a progress report on the matters he had issued directives as additional DG.<\/p>\n<p>They are also hoping that he will bring to justice those who intentionally caused loss to the PDA funds and resources.<\/p>\n<p>The major issues faced by the residents are related to electricity, water, and sanitation, and both departments require complete overhauling and check and balance.<\/p>\n<p>The new DG will have to deal with the lobby of directors, deputy directors, and assistant directors, particularly from the electric department and water and sanitation department, who hardly follow any directives.<\/p>\n<p>The residents are optimistic that the new DG will bring about much-needed changes to RMT and improve their living conditions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PESHAWAR: The residents and allottees of Regi Model Town (RMT) in Peshawar have been hopeful for solutions to their problems after Engr Ijaz Afzal, a grade 20 officer of the Peshawar Development Authority (PDA), was appointed as the new Director General (DG). He has replaced the previous DG, Fayaz Ali Shah, who was a grade 19 PMS officer and had been unable to improve the functioning of the civic body\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7993,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/WE-MUST-DO-OUR-PART-TO-CONTINUE-TO-SUPPORT-THE-FLOOD-AFFECTEES-55.jpg",1000,560,false],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/WE-MUST-DO-OUR-PART-TO-CONTINUE-TO-SUPPORT-THE-FLOOD-AFFECTEES-55.jpg",1000,560,false],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/WE-MUST-DO-OUR-PART-TO-CONTINUE-TO-SUPPORT-THE-FLOOD-AFFECTEES-55.jpg",1000,560,false]},"author_name":"Nazzir Zaidi","categories_name":["News"],"title_text":"Newly Posted DG of PDA to Address Issues at Regi Model Town","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=5&exclude=15111","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15111","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\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15111"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15111\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7993"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}