RDA demolishes illegal billboards

Rawalpindi: Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) on the directives of the Director General, Kinza Murtaza here on Monday demolished the billboards, temporary structures, marina IT Tower hoardings and sewer holes of a private housing society for illegal conversion of the green belts and roads into commercial plots, said RDA spokesman.

He informed that the Enforcement Squad of RDA took action in accordance with the law as the green belts and roads were converted into commercial plots in violation of approved layout plan (LOP) in Mouza Gali and Mouza Shahpur Rawalpindi.

He said RDA’s operation against illegal development and illegal housing schemes was in full swing. He said that the management of the housing scheme was doing illegal development without approval and No Objection Certificates (NOCs) in violation of Punjab Development of Cities Act 1976 and Punjab Private Housing schemes and Land Subdivision Rules 2021. He said that the housing scheme was illegally displaying advertisements along Soan River.

The Enforcement Squad of RDA including Assistant Director Building Control/In-charge Enforcement Squad, Assistant Director Planning, Superintendent Scheme, Scheme Inspector and others carried out the operation, he maintained.