Building Control Authority to work under city district govt

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government decided to place Building Control Authority under the City District Government.

Chief Minister Pervez Khattak agreed to the proposal to place Building Control Authority under city district government at a meeting held here.

The meeting also conditionally approved the formula for distribution of funds.

Senior Provincial Minister for Local government Inayatullah Khan, Secretary local government, District Nazim Peshawar and other concerned officials were also present at the meeting.  The secretary of local government presented a proposal that there should be only one building control authority under the city district government instead of four separate authorities.  The chief minister said the authority should be made functional to be backed by professional staff that should be hired as early as possible from the market.