LDA seals 45 illegal properties

LAHORE:The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) on Friday sealed another 45 illegal commercial buildings and commercialisation defaulter premises, including 13 marriage halls, lawns, places in different parts of provincial capital.

The LDA Town Planning Wing sealed 13 marriage halls/marques in Gujjarpura, and 32 buildings in Allama Iqbal Town for illegal commercial use and nonpayment of commercialisation fees.

The sealed premises include a banquet hall, a private academy, school, dental clinic, grocery stores, food outlets, saloons, offices and other businesses. The LDA teams also partially demolished a marque on Canal Bank Road for violation of the approved building plan. As per the LDA officials, several notices were served to the owners of these buildings before carrying out the operations.