{"id":16808,"date":"2023-05-29T18:15:14","date_gmt":"2023-05-29T13:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/?p=16808"},"modified":"2023-05-29T18:15:14","modified_gmt":"2023-05-29T13:15:14","slug":"comprehensive-master-plan-for-murree-hill-station-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/comprehensive-master-plan-for-murree-hill-station-underway\/","title":{"rendered":"Comprehensive Master Plan for Murree Hill Station Underway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>RAWALPINDI: After a period of inaction, the divisional administration has finally begun the process of preparing a master plan for the picturesque hill station of Murree.<\/p>\n<p>This initiative comes in response to a tragic incident in January 2022, where 23 tourists lost their lives due to heavy snowfall.<\/p>\n<p>A high-level inquiry committee found negligence on the part of officials and government departments, leading to the removal of 15 senior officials, including the then commissioner Rawalpindi.<\/p>\n<p>The committee&#8217;s recommendations include upgrading Murree to the status of a district, implementing a comprehensive master plan for future development and tourism promotion, enforcing strict building code regulations, controlling land use, and demolishing illegal structures.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, suggestions were made to establish a modern early warning system in collaboration with the Meteorological Department, strengthen the Department of Tourist Services, and develop a regulatory framework for various tourist services.<\/p>\n<p>The Lahore High Court Rawalpindi bench also directed the administration to formulate a comprehensive master plan and enforce building bylaws to preserve the environment of the area.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both; margin-top:0em; margin-bottom:1em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/dc-rawalpindi-orders-audit-of-building-plans-in-murree\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"dofollow\" class=\"u970b8b526671096931771ece6cd25e3d\"><style> .u970b8b526671096931771ece6cd25e3d { 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; } .u970b8b526671096931771ece6cd25e3d:active, .u970b8b526671096931771ece6cd25e3d:hover { opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; text-decoration:none; } .u970b8b526671096931771ece6cd25e3d { transition: background-color 250ms; webkit-transition: background-color 250ms; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; } .u970b8b526671096931771ece6cd25e3d .ctaText { font-weight:bold; color:#F1C40F; text-decoration:none; font-size: 16px; } .u970b8b526671096931771ece6cd25e3d .postTitle { color:#eaeaea; text-decoration: underline!important; font-size: 16px; } .u970b8b526671096931771ece6cd25e3d: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\">DC Rawalpindi Orders Audit of Building Plans in Murree<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Taking these directives into account, a meeting was held under the supervision of Divisional Commissioner Rawalpindi, Liaquat Ali Chatha, to review the implementation of the Murree contingency plan.<\/p>\n<p>During the meeting, Chatha formed a committee led by the Local Government Project Management Unit (PMU) and emphasized the need to expedite the finalization of the Murree master plan.<\/p>\n<p>He instructed the director of development to propose suitable sites for parking plazas and provided updates on the progress of the three bypasses for Murree.<\/p>\n<p>The commissioner also highlighted the importance of making the national park of Murree and Kotli Sattian a tourist hub, urging the Forest Department to undertake a strategic tree plantation campaign.<\/p>\n<p>To ensure effective coordination, the Meteorological Department was directed to provide timely forecasts to relevant departments, and all departments were urged to maintain close liaison with each other.<\/p>\n<p>Displaying informative and warning boards at various locations for the convenience of tourists and discouraging unnecessary travel during emergencies were also emphasized.<\/p>\n<p><em>Source: DAWN<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RAWALPINDI: After a period of inaction, the divisional administration has finally begun the process of preparing a master plan for the picturesque hill station of Murree. This initiative comes in response to a tragic incident in January 2022, where 23 tourists lost their lives due to heavy snowfall. A high-level inquiry committee found negligence on the part of officials and government departments, leading to the removal of 15 senior officials,\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12262,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ProProperty-Design-Template-1000x560-4-1.jpg",1000,560,false],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ProProperty-Design-Template-1000x560-4-1.jpg",1000,560,false],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ProProperty-Design-Template-1000x560-4-1.jpg",1000,560,false]},"author_name":"Firas Qureshi","categories_name":["News"],"title_text":"Comprehensive Master Plan for Murree Hill Station Underway","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=5&exclude=16808","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16808","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=16808"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16808\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}