LDA to start work on new scheme

LAHORE: The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) has decided to start development works in the new housing scheme, LDA City and invited applications for pre-qualification of engineering firms and contractors for the purpose by May 22, 2017.

Officials said the development works would be started on the land obtained for the Lahore Development Authority City in villages Sidhar and Kahana in the first phase.

The construction of a 2.1-kilometre and 180 feet wide approach road from Gajjumatta, Ferozepur Road to the scheme has already been completed at a cost of Rs 1.13 billion.

They said the scheme had also been provided a link from Katcha Flyover, the first ever flyover constructed in Punjab on Public-Private Partnership basis, on Katcha Railway Crossing along Defence Road.

Spreading over an area of about 58,500 kanals, the LDA City housing scheme is located among Ferozepur Road, Defence Road, Kahna Kacha Road and Lahore-Karachi railway line with its entrance along the Buther Khana distributary, just 1.5 kilometre from the terminal of Metro Bus Service.

Meanwhile, complete data of files of LDA City has been uploaded on LDA’s website www.lda.gop.pk for ensuring transparency and maintaining public confidence in Lahore Development Authority. The same data is also available on www.lda.city, the website of the Lahore Development Authority’s development partners for the scheme.

File owners can get complete information about the status of their files of plots by following the instructions on the website and entering their CNIC numbers or file numbers.