MUZAFFARGARH: The district administration sealed a 300-kanal housing colony and halted the construction of seven others.

Green Valley Housing Colony in Kot Addu was sealed by the district administration for allegedly being illegal.

A case against it had been sent to the Anti-Corruption Establishment last week, however the ACE did not take action yet.

Deputy Commissioner (DC) Amjad Shoaib Tareen said he had sealed the colony because it did not obtain a No-Objection Certificate or fulfil other legal formalities, while the owner kept selling its plots. He added that the map of the colony was also not approved and no land for a graveyard reserved while people had even started living there.

The DC further said inquiries against seven more housing colonies in Muzaffargarh and Kot Addu had been initiated and their cases sent to the Dera Ghazi Khan ACE.

Published in Dawn, March 9th, 2021