RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) on Friday declared 14 housing societies illegal.

The illegal housingschemes are located on Dhamyal Road, Chakri Road and Adiala Road.

They included Mehmood Town, Moza Misriot, Bank Colony Phase-II, Chinar Valley Moza Banda Nagiyal, Iqbal Town, Al-Madina Town Moza Misriot and Kashmir Heaven Valley Banda Nagiyal, Al-Jannat Garden, Blue World City and Al-Haram City Phase-III (Danial Town), Adiala Town, City Town Moza Trahya and Gallop Green Farm Homes.

The director Metropolitan Planning and Traffic Engineering under the Punjab Private Housing Schemes and Land Subdivision Rules 2010issuednoticesand challans to the owners of the illegal housing schemes. They have been warned to stop immediately the advertisement on electronic and print media otherwise RDA would seal the sites/booking offices.

Published in Dawn, July 6th, 2019

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