Construction activities in Kaghan valley banned

MANSEHRA: In line with the prime minister’s clean and green tourism vision, the district administration on Wednesday imposed a ban on all sorts of commercial and domestic constructions in Kaghan valley with immediate effect.

“I Dr Qasim Ali Khan, the deputy commissioner Mansehra, herby impose a ban on all types of construction in Kaghan valley without prior approval of Kaghan Development Authority,” the order promulgated under section 144 of Crpc said.

It further said that there was a mushroom (unplanned) construction of the commercial and non-commercial buildings in the Kaghan valley without getting a no-objection-certificate from Kaghan Development Authority.

“Hence all such constructions in the Kaghan valley are illegal and require an immediate action to ban the same,” the order said.

Prime Minister Imran Khan, who visited the Kaghan valley two days back and announced his tourism initiatives, had taken notice of abrupt and unplanned construction of the commercial buildings in scenic Kaghan valley, particularly at its commercial hub Naran.