LDA One Window Cell in Joher Town Lahore
LDA one window cell in Joher Town Lahore have started to work.

8 illegal constructions demolished at posh locality
LAHORE: Staff of the Town Planning Wing and Enforcement Directorate of Lahore Development Authority, during two jointly carried out operations, here, Tuesday, demolished a total of eight illegal constructions besides sealing another seven premises situated on M M Alam Road and in various other parts of Gulberg. According to a press release these properties had either not been commercialized or required building plans for these structures had not been got approved from LDA. On property No 45-D-I, situated on road adjoining M.M. Alam Road, a restaurant was being constructed without approval of building plan by LDA. As commercial activity has also been disallowed on this road, LDA demolished the building earlier on 28th July but the owner again raised the structure which was demolished on Tuesday. Property No 116-P situated on road from Main market to Mini Market was partially demolished as commercial construction had been made after approval of residential building plan. Commercialization fee for the plot had also not been deposited by the owner. As illegal commercial activity was being carried out on property No 92-B-II Mehmood Ali Qasoori Road, leading from Hussain chowk to Railway line, and building plan had also not been approved, the structure was completely demolished by LDA. Property No 165-A Block P Mini Market was completely demolished due to non commercialization of plot and non approval of building plan as well as for commercial construction without approval. Construction on plot No 102-B-II, M.M. Alam Road was partially demolished (pillars / frame structure) as commercial construction had been made on site after approval of residential plan without commercialization of the plot. Property No 3-A-III, Mehmood Ali Qasoori Road, leading from Hussain chowk to Railway line had been annually commercialized in 2002 and residential plan was approved in 2007 without taking report of commercialization directorate. At site, the commercial construction was still going on. The building was partially damaged on 28.07.2010. On 10.08.2010, the building was again damaged but could not be demolished due to absence of excavator at site. Neither the commercialization nor the building plans had been approved for properties No 8-C-II, M.M. Alam Road and 4-C-II, M.M. Alam Road. Both of these buildings were demolished. Although Commercialization has been approved for plot No 92-B-I, M M Alam Road, it was Partially demolished due to Illegal addition/ alteration. The seven properties that were sealed on account of illegal commercial use included 59-B-III, M.M. Alam Road, 101-B-III, M.M. Alam Road, 102-B-III, M.M. Alam Road, 124-P-III, M.M. Alam Road, 1-C/III, M.M. Alam Road ,8-C/II, M.M. Alam Road , I-C/II, M.M. Alam Road and 5-A Block-p, M.M.Alam Road, release added.

Lahore Development Authority allows commercial activity on many roads
Contrary to its commercialization policy, the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) has allowed commercial activities on several roads.

Some days back, the authority carried out a grand operation against what it claimed illegal commercialization and sealed over 150 shops, including showrooms, restaurants, real estate and other business offices, etc, on Khayaban-e-Jinnah.

The LDA’s operation started early morning as its Town Planning and Enforcement Directorate officials reached Khayaban-e-Jinnah (the road leading from Shaukat Khanum Hospital to Raiwind road) with all the necessary machinery, manpower and a heavy contingent of police.

After the operation, LDA officials claimed that they had sealed more than 150 business ventures, including three marriage halls, two bakeries, several small and medium shops, real estate offices, a number of fast food restaurants. All these plots fell in the category of residential pieces of land as per the scheme plan, they added.

They said further commercialization along the road had already been banned under the new commercialization policy, adding the staff had also demolished several encroachments and illegal constructions during the action.

The authority had started to implement the commercial policy approved in October last year, they said. Sources in LDA revealed that, soon after the operation against illegal commercialization, the authority had started receiving telephone calls from the influential.

Consequently, the policy was relaxed to let most of the shops, show rooms and business ventures on Khayaban-e-Jinnah carry on their business activities within 24 hours of the operation.

The LDA’s action at Khayaban-e-Jinnah was the first proper operation against illegal commercialization. Its failure has not only brought bad name to the Punjab government and the LDA but also blocked the way of any similar operations in future. Residents of other city localities wanted to know on whose directions the illegal commercial activity had been allowed.

They said if the ongoing commercial business on Khayaban-e-Jinnah was not wrong, why the LDA had sealed over 150 shops. They have demanded action against the LDA officials if they had carried out the operation to settle their personal scores or to harass among the business community for some other motives.

A senior LDA official said the roads not permitted for future commercial use included Main Boulevard, Shadbagh, Main Boulevard, Sabzazar Scheme, Main Boulevard, Gulshan-e-Ravi, Tollinton Market Road, Shadman, Poonch Road, Samanabad Campus Bridge Road, Garden Town, Qazi Esa Road, Faisal Town, Shabbir Usmani Road, New Garden Town, Shah Jillani Road, Main Boulevard, PIA Scheme, Main Boulevard, Joher Town (Maulana Shaukat Ali to Shaukat Khanum Hospital), Main Boulevard, Joher Town (Canal Road Link), Main Boulevard, Joher Town (Doctor Hospital link), By-pass Road, Johar Town (Expo Centre), Khayaban-e-Jinnah, Canal Bank Road, Link Raiwind Road-Aitchison Scheme Road, Raiwind Road, Maulana Shaukat Ali Road (from Canal Bank Road to Jinnah Hospital), Main Boulevard, Shadman (Nallah Drain to Shah Jamal Round About), Wahdat Road (Faiz Road Intersection to Multan Road), Ferozepur Road (UBD Canal to Kalma Chowk), Multan Road (Chowk Yatim Khana to Defence Road).

However, all kinds of new commercial ventures are being carried out on these roads, with the LDA acting as a silent spectator. No LDA official is ready to speak over the issue on record. When contacted, LDA Town Planning director Um e Laila did not bother to pick up her cell phone. Director General LDA was also not available for comments.
http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=251948

LDA misses commercialization survey deadline
LAHORE: The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) has extended the deadline for completion of its survey of the city from July 12 to July 25.
The decision was taken after the 44-member team, comprising University of Engineering and Technology (UET) students, managed to cover only 90 per cent of the areas by the stipulated time.
A senior LDA official told The Express Tribune that the survey of all 200 private housing schemes, approved by the LDA, and 32 out of the 52 schemes developed by the LDA was complete.
The official said that three UET students and an LDA assistant director will review the findings and finalise the LDA’s permanent commercialisation policy by July 31.
He said that satellite imagery of the commercial areas had already been obtained and marked. He added that a digital database would be compiled to make the policy formation process more efficient.
The LDA official said employing the UET students would allow a saving of about Rs100 million which would have been spent had the LDA hired the services of professionals. He added that the students were being paid Rs15,000 per month. He said that the last such survey was conducted by senior officers of the LDA’s town planning wing and commercialisation branch. “They are not available this year so we had to outsource the task,” he added.
He said that after the announcement of permanent commercialisation policy, LDA would seek an amendment in its Lahore Master Plan 2021 to make it compatible with the new changes.
Before 2001, the LDA used to commercialise property on permanent basis by charging 20 per cent of the value of land (scheduled rate).
The authority also allowed one-year commercialisation by charging three per cent of the permanent commercialisation fee (20 per cent of the scheduled rate). For every subsequent year, it charged 10 per cent of the permanent commercialisation fee. The temporary commercialisation option was available to buildings but not to open plots.
This arrangement continued till October 2009 when the LDA announced its interim commercialisation policy under which the temporary commercialisation rate was increased from three per cent to six per cent of the permanent commercialisation fee. The rate would rise to nine per cent for the next year (2010) and to 12 per cent for 2011.
Under the temporary commercialisation policy, the LDA planned to establish a Central Business District (CBD) in the city comprising Jail Road, Main Boulevard of Gulberg, MM Alam Road, a segment of Hali Road and Shahrahe Noor Jehan, Gulberg.
The LDA also allowed commercialisation activity along the entire length of 17 roads that fell under its jurisdiction under the newly introduced Land Use (classification, re-classification and redevelopment) Rules of 2009.
These roads include Jail Road (Ghaus Al Azam Road), Main Boulevard of Gulberg, MM Alam Road, Stadium Road (Noor Jahan Road), Quaid-i-Azam Road, Tariq Road, MM Alam Link Road, a road behind the Liberty Market, Firdous Market Road (Ali Zeb Road), Gulberg Main Market link roads on Shezan side and Auriga side, the Chen One Road (a segment of Ghalib Road), a portion of Civic Centre Road, Garden Town, Model Town Link Road, Al-Madina Road in Township, Bagrian Road and Mian Boulevard of Samanabad.
Commercial activity was also allowed on some portions of 12 other roads including Maulana Shaukat Ali Road, Main Boulevard of Shadman, Main Boulevard of Garden Town, College Road in Gulberg, Park Road, Ali Zeb Avenue, Abul Hasan Isfahani Road in Faisal Town, Zafar Ali Road, Gulberg 5, MM Alam Link Road, Shadman, a part of the Race Course Road, Link Road, Main Boulevard Garden Town, Wahdat Road, Ferozpur Road, Canal Road to Railway Crossing.
The LDA imposed complete ban on commercialisation on 20 roads that fell in residential areas. Most of these roads fall under Johar Town and Sabzazar Housing Schemes. Other roads on which commercialisation has been banned include Wahdat Road from Multan Road to Naqsha Stop and Khayaban-i-Jinnah from Shaukat Khanam Hospital to Raiwind Road.
The LDA had announced that the illegally set up commercial buildings on the 20 roads would be demolished.
http://tribune.com.pk/story/28333/lda-misses-commercialisation-survey-deadline/

Formanite fraud Land not there
This article was published in the news paper named "The News"

fraud
Land not there

FRAUD FORMANITE HOUSING SCHEME
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FRAUD FORMANITE HOUSING SCHEME
Ad Type City Scheme Phase
For Sale FRAUD FORMANITE HOUSING SCHEME 1 & 2
Sunday, May 9, 2010 11:57 PM PST Reply:

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Ad Type Scheme
For Sale Formanite
Formanite has increased development charges and not willing to develop the land. The Formanite is a fraud society having no land except few plots. LDA people are on the payroll of Formanite. Government is completely silent on this fraudulent Formanite society.

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Bilal replied on Monday, May 10, 2010 02:34 PM PST

Formanites is not fraud it is big fraud society. I also purchased plot in block L and paid all the amount 6 lacs but do not know when this sector will be developed. Anybody has idea when Block L will start the dev. or should consider the lost of money.
Regards

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FHS replied on Monday, May 10, 2010 02:59 PM PST

AOA, to All, I didn’t understand, why No one Want to give any Information about FHS, No one want to Talk. Please If anyone Who knows about FHS News, Please shere in Farm.Regards.
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Formanite is total fraud. All the effecties/buyers of Formanite should go personally to Formanite Office and pressurize the owners for possession of plot or refund of their precious money. Please go personally and create pressure on the management.

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Abdul- replied on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 10:13 AM PST

Formanites management aor malikan aik Islamic group ka hisa hain on ko iss baat ki sharam kerni chahya kay iss dramybazi say awaam min on ka kia impression ja raha hay.

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From.w.usm replied on Thursday, May 13, 2010 12:12 AM PST

There is no doubt Formanite is very very big fraudia and biggest choor.since last seven years i paid 14000Rs/ month install on this hope after 2010 i will get a plot and start to build a house.But there is no plot and no development society have to be developed in jan.2010.and possession have to be given to all the members.They have already charged the depmt.charges now they are extending there new fraud by new demand of development chargers.I request to all members have not to pay a single paisa for develpmt.because we have
already paid.I request to CM.punjab.pity on us and take action against the owener.I like shabaz sharif inshalla he will take action against the owener because he is the man of principle .I hope we will get good news on this web site in a few days.ban these people for ever and freeze their account.

LAHORE: LDA retrieves 21 plots in Johar Town
On the directives of Director General LDA, Omer Rasul, staff of the Estate Management and Enforcement Directorates of Lahore Development Authority, in a jointly carried out operation, here, Friday, retrieved a total of 21 plots in K Block Johar Town. Each plot measured five marlas and total cost of these plots was in millions. The plot numbers included 130 to 135,293-294,495 to 502, 503,505-A,505-B,510-A and 510-B.

Transfers, postings in LDA: Director General Lahore Development Authority Omer Rasul has ordered postings and transfers of various officers in the larger public interest.

Ahmed Ali Zafar (Ex-PCS BS-19), Director (C&I), LDA is transferred and posted as Deputy Managing Director (Admn. & Finance),WASA, LDA.

Nadeem Akhtar Zaidi, Deputy Director (TP), awaiting posting, is transferred and posted as Director Town Planning-II, LDA. Kh. Muhammad Ali, Director, awaiting posting, is transferred and posted as Director Recovery, Town Planning Wing, LDA.

Consequent upon joining LDA. Ishtiaq Ahmad Ch. (Ex-PCS BS-18) is posted as Director LDA Avenue-I. Tariq Mehmood, Deputy Director (TP), is transferred and posted as Director Commercialization, LDA. He will also hold additional charge of the post of Director Metropolitan Planning-II.

Muhammad Asad Ameer, Director Land Development-IV, is transferred and posted as Director (C&I), LDA. Charge of the post of the Director Land Development-IV, LDA is entrusted to Muhammad Nauman Khan, Director Katchi Abadis, in addition to his own duties.

Sh. Abdul Qayyum, Director TP-I, LDA is transferred and posted as Director Metropolitan Planning-I, LDA. Ms. Ume laila naqvi, Deputy Director (TP) is transferred and posted as Director Town Planning-I, LDA vice Sh. Abdul Qayum, in her own pay and scale, till the posting of some regular incumbent. Kaswar Abbas, Assistant Director (TP), LDA, is hereby transferred and posted as Deputy Director (Commercialization), LDA, in his own pay and scale. Ms. Sidra Tabassum, Assistant Director (TP), LDA, is hereby transferred and posted as Deputy Director (Town Planning-I), LDA, in her own pay and scale. Ms. Ayesha nazir, Assistant Director (TP), LDA, is hereby transferred and posted as Deputy Director (Town Planning-II), LDA in her own pay and scale, till the posting of some regular incumbent. Shahid Ismail Qureshi, Deputy Director, LDA Avenue-I, is hereby transferred and posted as Deputy Director, Estate Management-I, LDA. Adnan Shahzad, Deputy Director (Public Utility Sites), Directorate of Estate Management-I, LDA, is hereby transferred and posted as Deputy Director, LDA Avenue-I, LDA. The Post

ILLEGAL HOUSING SOCIETIES
I will request CMY sahab and other well informed members of this forum to share with us if they have any list of the illegal housing societies. If a society is not approved by LDA but approved by TMA will it be illegal? And how TMA can approve a society if it does not fall in its jurisdiction.
And will the current govt bulldoze all the illegal housing societies ( all though I personally think that it is not possible but the current punjab govt and our beloved chotay mian sahab are not in right state of mind)
Your input in this regard will be extremly appreciated.
Regards

CM inaugurates Shalimar Interchange, Mughalpura Flyover
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif inaugurated the Shalimar Interchange and the Mughalpura Flyover on Friday. Addressing the ceremony, he said the Shalimar Interchange project was a milestone in the province’s history and was a great step forward in its development. Officers of the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) gave a detailed briefing about the Shalimar Interchange and the Mughalpura Flyover, informing that the 3-tier interchange was a unique project and had been completed in record time. The officials informed that the flyover was 1.6 kilometres long and the underpass was 2.2 km in length. The CM appreciated the performance of the FWO for ensuring the timely completion of the project. He thanked the FWO, the Lahore Commissioner, DG Lahore Development Authority (LDA) director general, the National Engineering Services Pakistan (NESPAK), and the people of the area among others on the completion of the mega gigantic project in record time. The CM also gave away cheques of Rs 0.2 and Rs 0.5 million to the families of those people who lost their lives or were injured during construction work. staff report

Lahore Development Authority, Johar Town
Lahore: LDA bans dealings in Johar Town's 1061 plots with missing files

THE Lahore Development Authority (LDA) has found that 1,061 files of plots located in Johar Town phase I and II are missing from its record and the authority had banned any transaction related to these plots.

The decision was made by LDA Director General Omar Rasool following a report of a special committee that had been constituted to scrutinise property files of Johar Town. The committee was formed some days ago after the DG received a large number of complaints of frauds in Johar Town files.

The committee had reported that the credentials of 1,061 files could not be verified because they were not present in LDA record. In the light of the findings of the committee, the DG LDA banned sale and purchase of these plots. Meanwhile, the LDA had also announced that it will not bear responsibility for any deal in these plots. The LDA had also stopped exemption, allocation, possession, issuance of NOC, transfer of plot, approval of building plan and other matters relating to such files.

On Monday, the LDA DG spent the whole day at LDA office Johar Town and personally spoke with hundreds of applicants who had come to resolve their problems. He issued orders to officials concerned to redress genuine grievances of applicants. On a complaint, the DG LDA ordered an inquiry against an official of LDA, Nawaz Butt, on charges of receiving Rs 3,000 from a person for drafting and getting approved building plan of his house.

Under supervision of of the DG, the ‘One Window Cell’ of the LDA had disposed of 460 applications out of 494 that had been received during the week concluding on July 4. The remaining 34 applications will also be disposed off within a day or two. The concerned staff has set the target of disposing of all applications that would be received until July 11.

http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=186835

Details of Johar Town scam with numbers of 1061 plots
Lahore: Details of Johar Town scam with numbers of 1061 plots

UNEARTHING of a scam by the Lahore Development Authority regarding missing files of some 1,061 plots in the Johar Town, phase I and II, from the official record has created panic among the residents of the area and a large number of people including residents, investors and property dealers visited the LDA offices to know status of their properties on Tuesday.

The committee said that all proceedings regarding exemption/allocation/possession/issuance of NOC(s)/transfer of plots/sanctioning of building plan/completion certificate/permission to mortgage etc. shall be stopped with immediate effect. The DG LDA, sources said, directed the Town Planner LDA, to stop issuing building plans sanctioned against each file / plots / properties while Director Finance LDA was directed to stop all payments received against these files after passing of appropriate orders by DLD-I and fulfilling all legal formalities. DEM-I/SEO was directed that possession proceedings shall be stopped with immediate effect and DLD-I was ordered to stop all further processing on the files against abovementioned file numbers.

The scam was revealed by a special committee in its inquiry report. The committee, after scrutinising the official record, revealed that 1,061 files were missing from the official record. In light of the findings of the committee, the LDA DG banned sale and purchase of plots carrying the following files numbers.

Sources in the LDA said that the committee pointed out that the total 1,061 missing files included 479 files in Phase I and 582 in Phase II of Johar Town. According to the committee report, the missing files in Johar Town Phase I are: JTAP7, JT AP28, JTAP35, JT AP 38, JT AP 40, JT AP 46, JT AP 47, JT AP 49, JT AP 50, JT AP 60, JT AP 147, JT AP 148, JT AP 174, JT AP 175, JT AP 176, JT AP 223, JT AP 239, JT AP 240, JT AP 243, JT AP 245, JT AP 270, JT AP 312, JT AP 325, JT AP 363-E, JT AP 372, JT AP 374, JT AP 387, JT AP 388, JT AP 391, JT AP 395, JT AP 397, JT AP 398, JT AP 400, JT AP 401, JT AP 404, JT AP 422, JT AP 423, JT AP 425, JT AP 435, JT AP 438, JT AP 449, JT AP 489, JT AP 505, JT AP 517, JT AP 576, JT AP 577, JT AP 578, JT AP 584, JT AP 590, JT AP 603, JT AP 609, JT AP 611, JT AP 612, JT AP 625, JT AP 648, JT AP 661, JT AP 662, JT AP 665, JT AP 667, JT AP 671, JT AP 688, JT AP 689, JT AP 701, JT AP 703, JT AP 705, JT AP 709, JT AP 721, JT AP 723, JT AP 727, JT AP 731, JT AP 732, JT AP 741, JT AP 744, JT AP 746, JT AP 749, JT AP 752, JT AP 753, JT AP 754, JT AP 755, JT AP 758, JT AP 784, JT AP 785, JT AP 786, JT AP 787, JT AP 788, JT AP 794, JT AP 796, JT AP 798, JT AP 799, JT AP 800, JT AP 561-D, JT AP 561-F, JT AP 714-A, JT AP 717-I/C, JT AP 717-K, JT AP 717-L, JT AP 717-M, JT AP 717-N, JT AP 717-O, JT AP 719-E, JT AP 719-F, JT AP 719-G, JT AP 719-H, JT AP 720-G, JT AP 807, JT AP 830, JT AP 834, JT AP 838, JT AP 840, JT AP 845, JT AP 869, JT AP 879, JT AP 881, JT AP 883, JT AP 891, JT AP 892, JT AP 896, JT AP 897, JT AP 901, JT AP 911, JT AP 912, JT AP 913, JT AP 917, JT AP 920, JT AP 924, JT AP 927, JT AP 929, JT AP 938, JT AP 942, JT AP 943, JT AP 950, JT AP 951, JT AP 960, JT AP 968, JT AP 970, JT AP 975, JT AP 977, JT AP 981, JT AP 982, JT AP 989, JT AP 993, JT AP 995, JT AP 996, JT AP 997, JT AP 1012, JT AP 1016, JT AP 1029, JT AP 1032, JT AP 1042, JT AP 1053, JT AP 1058, JT AP 1158-A, JT AP 1158-B, JT AP 1063, JT AP 1065, JT AP 1066, JT AP 1071, JT AP 1074, JT AP 1075, JT AP 1077, JT AP 1082, JT AP 1093, JT AP 1100, JT AP 1101, JT AP 1110, JT AP 1112, JT AP 1117, JT AP 1123, JT AP 1127, JT AP 1149, JT AP 1152, JT AP 1158, JT AP 1161, JT AP 1170, JT AP 1171, JT AP 1181, JT AP 1182, JT AP 1198, JT AP 1103, JT AP 1225, JT AP 1241, JT AP 1249, JT AP 1258, JT AP 1270, JT AP 1273, JT AP 1284, JT AP 1289, JT AP 1296, JT AP 1297, JT AP 1302, JT AP 1303, JT AP 1305, JT AP 1309, JT AP 1315, JT AP 1323, JT AP 1327, JT AP 1343, JT AP 1346, JT AP 1347, JT AP 1353, JT AP 1362, JT AP 1364, JT AP 1365, JT AP 1370, JT AP 1373, JT AP 1374, JT AP 1378, JT AP 1381, JT AP 1383, JT AP 1390, JT AP 1417, JT AP 1425, JT AP 1429, JT AP 1431, JT AP 1440, JT AP 1447, JT AP 1472, JT AP 1478, JT AP 1480, JT AP 1501, JT AP 1504, JT AP 1507, JT AP 1509, JT AP 1511, JT AP 1515, JT AP 1525, JT AP 1536, JT AP 1554, JT AP 1555, JT AP 1585, JT AP 1587, JT AP 1741, JT AP 1868, JT AP 2203, JT AP 2204, JT AP 2207, JT AP 2208, JT AP 2219, JT AP 2221, JT AP 2224, JT AP 2226, JT AP 2230, JT AP 2235, JT AP 2241, JT AP 2242, JT AP 2251, JT AP 2253, JT AP 2268, JT AP 2276, JT AP 2279, JT AP 2283, JT AP 2294, JT AP 2302, JT AP 2305, JT AP 2311, JT AP 2312, JT AP 2332, JT AP 2335, JT AP 2343, JT AP 2344, JT AP 2354, JT AP 2358, JT AP 2363, JT AP 2366, JT AP 2373, JT AP 2375, JT AP 2379, JT AP 2393, JT AP 2394, JT AP 2406, JT AP 2421, JT AP 2452, JT AP 2461, JT AP 2465, JT AP 2468, JT AP 2470, JT AP 2477, JT AP 2483, JT AP 2484, JT AP 2485, JT AP 2486, JT AP 2487, JT AP 2503, JT AP 2504, JT AP 2514, JT AP 2517, JT AP 2518, JT AP 2519, JT AP 2531, JT AP 2536, JT AP 2543, JT AP 2555, JT AP 2574, JT AP 2575, JT AP 2576, JT AP 2577, JT AP 2578, JT AP 2585, JT AP 2586, JT AP 2587, JT AP 2588, JT AP 2607, JT AP 2616, JT AP 2635, JT AP 2637, JT AP 2660, JT AP 2669, JT AP 2670, JT AP 2673, JT AP 2677, JT AP 2680, JT AP 2685, JT AP 2765, JT AP 2766, JT AP 2768, JT AP 2769, JT AP 2770, JT AP 2771, JT AP 2772, JT AP 2773, JT AP 2774, JT AP 2775, JT AP 2776, JT AP 2777, JT AP 2778, JT AP 2779, JT AP 2780, JT AP 2781, JT AP 2782 to JT AP 2797, JT AP 3027, JT AP 3028, JT AP 3049, JT AP 3050, JT AP 3058, JT AP 3078, JT AP 3094, JT AP 3105, JT AP 3139, JT AP 3144, JT AP 3146, JT AP 3147, JT AP 3155, JT AP 3158 to JT AP 3167, JT AP 3171, JT AP N 31, JT AP N 32, JT AP N 42, JT AP N 47, JT AP N 48, JT AP N 117, JT AP N132, JT AP N134, JT AP N194, JT AP N84, JT SA1, JT SA3, JT SA21, JT SA42, JT SA43, JT BWL25, JT BWL29, JT BWL42, JT BWL52, JT BWL71, JT BWL119, JT BWL144, JT BWL153, JT BWL179, JT BWL192, JT BWL197, JT BWL198, JT BWL199, JT BWL212, JT BWL216, JT JP3, JT JP11, JT JP25, JT JP 31, JT JP46, JT JP78, JT JP89, JT JP101, JT JP102, JT JP110, JT JP132, JT JP143, JT JP148, JT JP168, JT JP179, JT JP180, JT JP184, JT JP185, JT JP186, JT JP189, JT JP190, JT JP192, JT JP197, JT JP213 to JT JP216, JT NB-I41, JT NB-I85, JT NB-I 101, JT NB-I 123, JT NB-I 135, JT NB-I139, JT NB-I171, JT NB-I183, JT NB-I 187, JT NB-I199, JT NB-I220, JT NB-I281, JT NB-I338, JT NB-I429, JT NB-I433, JT NB-I199-A, JT NB-I179, JT NB-I246, JT NB-I247, JT NB-I248, JT NB-I249, JT NB-I381, JT NB-I403, JT NB-I 436, JT CM2, JT CM7, JT CM69, JT CM70, JT CM71, JT CM99, JT CM108, JT CM109, JT CM113, JT CM115, JT CM155, JT CM156, JT CM239, JT CM 278, JT CM262, JT CM265, JT CM266, JT CM272, JT CM279, JT CM282 and JT CM290 to JT CM299.

In Johar Town Phase II, the committee declared that the following files were missing. 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JT/NB-II/3606, JT/NB-II/3609, JT/NB-II/3657, JT/NB-II/3658, JT/NB-II/3707, JT/NB-II/3710, JT/NB-II/3723, JT/NB-II/3771, JT/NB-II/3921, JT/NB-II/3929, JT/NB-II/3931, JT/NB-II/4026, JT/NB-II/4037, JT/NB-II/4039, JT/NB-II/4045, JT/NB-II/4058, JT/NB-II/4081, JT/NB-II/4110, JT/NB-II/4125, JT/NB-II/4132, JT/NB-II/4166, JT/NB-II/4168, JT/NB-II/4174, JT/NB-II/4175, JT/NB-II/4190, JT/NB-II/4224, JT/NB-II/4225, JT/NB-II/4230, JT/NB-II/4276, JT/NB-II/4277, JT/NB-II/4296, JT/NB-II/4345, JT/NB-II/4374, JT/NB-II/4394, JT/NB-II/4405, JT/NB-II/4412, JT/NB-II/4413, JT/NB-II/4414, JT/NB-II/4420, JT/NB-II/4469, JT/NB-II/4484, JT/NB-II/4491, JT/NB-II/4493, JT/NB-II/4531, JT/NB-II/4535, JT/NB-II/4538, JT/NB-II/4539, JT/NB-II/4551, JT /NB-II/4625, JT/NB-II/4643, JT/NB-II/4644, JT/NB-II/4651, JT/NB-II/4660, JT/NB-II/4661, JT/NB-II/4663, JT/NB-II/4666, JT/NB-II/4668, JT/NB-II/4688, JT/NB-II/4703, JT/NB-II/4720, JT/NB-II/4728, JT/NB-II/4729, JT/NB-II/4735, JT/NB-II/4736, JT/NB-II/4739, JT/NB-II/4769, JT/NB-II/4795, JT/NB-II/4851, JT/NB-II/4852, JT/NB-II/4853, J T/NB-II/4854, JT/NB-II/4874, JT/NB-II/4877, JT/NB-II/4879, JT/NB-II/4880, JT/NB-II/4890, JT/NB-II/4927, JT/NB-II/4930, JT/NB-II/4939, JT/NB-II/4951, JT/NB-II/4952, JT/NB-II/4961, JT/NB-II/4968, JT/NB-II/5024, J T/NB-II/5027, JT/NB-II/5031, JT/NB-II/5040, JT/NB-II/5051, JT/NB-II/5052, JT/NB-II/5067, JT/NB-II/5073, JT/NB-II/5077, JT/NB-II/5093, JT/NB-II/5095, JT/NB-II/5096, JT/NB-II/5101, JT/NB-II/5192, JT/NB-II/5195, JT/NB-II/5236, JT/NB-II/5238, JT/NB-II/5239, JT/NB-II/5256, JT/NB-II/5257, JT/NB-II/5283, JT/NB-II/5300, JT/NB-II/5310, JT/NB-II/5317, JT/NB-II/5319, JT/NB-II/5333, JT/NB-II/5350, JT/NB-II/5396, JT/NB-II/5398, JT/NB-II/5399, JT/NB-II/5408, JT/NB-II/5410, JT/NB-II/5429, JT/NB-II/5434, JT/NB-II/5444, JT/NB-II/5459, JT/NB-II/5462, JT/NB-II/5472, JT/NB-II/5473, JT/NB-II/5479, JT/NB-II/5480, JT/NB-II/5481, JT/NB-II/5482, JT/NB-II/5489, JT/NB-II/5494, JT/NB-II/5509, JT/NB-II/5519, JT/NB-II/5520, JT/NB-II/5521, JT/NB-II/5522, JT/NB-II/5525, JT/NB-II/5534, JT/NB-II/5535, JT/NB-II/5536, JT/NB-II/5537,JT/NB-II/5538, JT/NB-II/5540, JT/NB-II/5541, JT/NB-II/5555, JT/NB-II/5562, JT/NB-II/5563, JT/NB-II/5576, JT/NB-II/5584, JT/NB-II/5588, JT/NB-II/5590, JT/NB-II/5626, JT/NB-II/5627, JT/NB-II/5628, JT/NB-II/5629, JT/NB-II/5630, JT/NB-II/5631, JT/NB-II/5642, JT/NB-II/5649, JT/NB-II/5652, JT/NB-II/5653, JT/NB-II/5656, JT/NB-II/5672, JT/NB-II/5683, JT/NB-II/5703, JT/NB-II/5736, JT/NB-II/5744, JT/NB-II/5746, JT/NB-II/5776, JT/NB-II/5795, JT/NB-II/5798, JT/NB-II/5890, JT/NB-II/5915, JT/NB-II/5919, JT/NB-II/5920, JT/NB-II/5921, JT/NB-II/5924, JT/NB-II/5937, JT/NB-II/5938, JT/NB-II/5939, JT/NB-II/5940, JT/NB-II/5941, JT/NB-II/5942, JT/NB-II/5950, JT/NB-II/5951, JT/NB-II/5956, JT/NB-II/6010, JT/NB-II/6011, JT/ NB-II/6012, JT/NB-II/6013, JT/NB-II/6014, JT/NB-II/6015, JT/NB-II/6016, JT/NB-II/6017, JT/NB-II/6018, JT/NB-II/6056, JT/NB-II/6057, JT/NB-II/6056, JT/NB-II/6059, JT/NB-II/6060, JT/NB-II/6061, JT/NB-II/6063,JT/NB-II/6064, JT/NB-II/6066, JT/NB-II/6067, JT/NB-II/6068, JT/NB-II/6069, JT/NB-II/6070, JT/NB-II/6071, JT/NB-II/6072, JT/NB-II/6074, JT/NB-II/6075, JT/NB-II/6076, JT/NB-II/6077, JT/NB-II/6078, JT/NB-II/6079, JT/NB-II/080, JT/NB-II/6082, JT/NB-II/6099, JT/NB-II/6100, JT/NB-II/6103, JT/NB-II/6112, JT/NB-II/6117, JT/NB-II/6123, JT/NB-II/6124, JT/NB-II/6127, JT/NB-II/6138, JT/NB-II/6139, JT/NB-II/6141, JT/NB-II/2115-A, JT/NB-II/2145-A, JT/NB-II/2560-A, JT/NB-II/2581-A, JT/NB-II/3518-A, JT/NB-II/3521-A, JT/NB-II/3522-A, JT/NB-II/3557-A, JT/NB-II/3559-A, JT/NB-II/418-A, JT/NB-II/418-B, JT/NB-II/5491-92/52, JT/NB-II/5974-D, JT/NB-II/6062-E, JT/NB-II/6065-E, JT/NB-II/6067-B, JT/NB-II/6067-D and JT/NB-II/6067-E.

http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=187004

NFC EMPLOYEES COOPERATIVE HOUSING SOCIETY PHASE II LAHORE
This message was posted at another Real Estate website today. I am just Copy/Pasting the message here.

"Map of NFC Phase II will be out in AGM (Annual General Meeting). Only minor changes have been made in new map. All plots of J, K, L and M blocks including all categories of 5 Marla, 10 Marla and 1 Kanal plots are pledge with LDA (Lahore Development Authority) and will be release after completion of development. Development work has been initiated at site.

20 % of the total is pledge with LDA and will remain pledge until development completed. Purpose of this message nothing but just to inform public which blocks are LDA pledge."

TEPA and NESPAK prepare feasibility reports for Ring Road
* College Road to be linked to Ring Road through Raiwind Road
* Project could not be executed earlier because of lack of funds

By Mansab Dogar

LAHORE: The Traffic Engineering and Planning Agency (TEPA) and the National Engineering Services Pakistan (NESPAK) have prepared several feasibility reports to link various city roads to the proposed Ring Road in the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) Phase-II.

Sources said that NESPAK and TEPA have held meetings during the past few days because Chief Minster Shahbaz Sharif had ordered that city roads to linked to the Ring Road. According to these reports, Maulana Shaukat Ali Road will be linked to the Ring Road through Ferozepur Road and Multan Road. This road will connect to the Ring Road at Package 17 Kamahan village, passing through Ferozepur Road. The road will connect to Multan Road through Wahdat Road near Allama Iqbal Town, Karim Block. A 2-kilometre long, 36-feet wide, dual carriageway would be constructed from Shah Di Khui to Karim Block, passing through the Punjab University (PU).

Link: The sources said that College Road would also be linked to Ring Road through Raiwind Road. Starting from Akbar Chowk, it would run along the drain until it would meet the Southern Bypass. From there, it would run through Khyaban-e-Ameen and Lake City before reaching Raiwind Road.

They said that the bypass, starting from Thokar Niaz Baig, will also be connected to Ferozepur Road. It had already been constructed up to College Road. It will run through Nishtar Colony before connecting to Ferozepur Road. Sources said that College Road would also be linked to Ring Road through Raiwind Road. Shahbaz ordered all departments concerned on October 20 to accelerate the work on the proposals so that work could commence by January. He said that the project would be completed within two years.

Under the revised plan, prepared in June 2007, the Ring Road was to enter the city from Bund Road at Gulshan-i-Ravi, connecting Samanabad, Camp Jail, Ferozepur Road, Kalma Chowk and Harikey Road. About 13 interchanges and flyovers were to be built under the revised plan. The first phase extends over 43 kilometres, from Sagian to Niazi Chowk; to Mehmood Booti; to Daroghay Wala; to Lakhu Dar; to the GT Road; to Harbanspura; to Cantt; to Burki Road; to Airport Road; to Bedian Road; and to Khaira Distributary near Chungi Amarsadhu on Ferozpur Road.

The second phase, stretches from the Ferozepur Road Interchange to Raiwind Road; to the Shahpur Interchange, finally linking Sagian Interchange. According to the original plan, prepared by the Lahore Development Authority (LDA), and TEPA in 2000-01, the 78-kilometre road would have been constructed for Rs 20 billion. The army, LDA and TEPA had recommended its alignment in 2002, which was approved by the Punjab governor subsequently, and Rs 500 million were allotted for its launch.

Lack: The feasibility of the Ring Road was finalised in 1997, during Nawaz Sharif’s tenure as the prime minister (PM), however, the project was not launched because of the lack of funds. After the construction of the Lahore-Islamabad Motorway, bids were invited on a build, operate and transfer (BOT) basis for the construction of the Rs 17 billion project. The project was delayed when a multinational company, which had showed interest in the project, said it would undertake the project if its previous loans for the motorway were paid. Another delaying factor was the unavailability of foreign assistance after Pakistan’s nuclear tests in May 1998. General (r) Pervez Musharraf had directed the Punjab government to start executing the project when he inspected the FC College and the Mall Road underpasses in 2003.

Source: Daily Times, 1st Nov 2008

This is not our problem.....

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\09\16\story_16-9-2008_pg13_7

LAHORE - The Punjab government has decided in principle to complete the construction of Lahore Ring Road (LRR) as per its current design, declining proposed changes in the project, The Nation learnt here on Tuesday.

According to present plan, the six-lane wide, 77-kilometre long Lahore Ring Road 'package number 9' will pass through the Gawala Colony situated in Urban Union Council No 41 instead of removing the whole colony as proposed in the extension plan

For this purpose, 130 shelters for buffaloes and cows would be shifted to other location. The government has decided to allot the land for the said shelters to other location soon. The operation to get the said shelters vacated from the occupants would get underway in upcoming days.

Construction work on Lahore Ring Road GT Road interchange 'package number 10, will also continue without any alteration as being planned. The Punjab government has ordered to expedite the work on the said 2 kilometre long road. It has also directed to fill up big trenches created due to excavation work. The authority concerned has also decided to demolish 8 factories, business centres, shops, 4 patrol pumps. 4 mosques, 5 graveyards, 2 imam barghas, 4 brick factories and thousands of houses coming on the way of construction of Lahore Ring Road. The whole area has been marked with red signs in this regard.

It may be recalled that people hailing from the areas of package number 10 falling in Momanpura, Handu Road, Kotli Ghasi and Waran Gujran have decided to stage protest demonstration against the construction of LRR. They believed that LRR passing through said area would inflict inumberable damages.

They favoured LRR which was to be passed through from Yadgar Shahidan and Manawan GT Road. They said that it was designed in last term of Shahbaz Sharif as CM Punjab. They warned the authority concerned of dire consequences if their grievances were not redressed.

Sources revealed that the LRR think-tanks had been planning to bring some changes in design of Lahore Ring Road to enhance the productivity of the project. "Some feasibility reports had also been conducted. After PML-N government was formed in Punjab, Shahbaz Sharif along with then Chief Minister of Punjab Sardar Dost Muhammad Khosa held numerous meetings to review LRR project and sought complete report regarding changes in its design," sources disclosed

Later on, PML-N President Shahbaz Sharif after assuming charge as Chief Minister of Punjab examined the project thoroughly, they added. Sources informed that the same day, he took oath as CM Punjab, visited the site of LRR in front of Lahore Airport. "He took in-depth the review of pace of work and got marathon briefing on its construction. It was finalised that LRR would be constructed according to its current design," sourced disclosed.

According to design, there would be 14 interchanges on the road to provide better transport facilities to citizens. LRR will consist of six lanes while one emergency lane on both sides of the road will also be constructed. Almost 4,25,000 vehicles would pass through this road daily.All link roads with Lahore Ring Road would be improved and widened besides all important highways of the city will be repaired and reconstructed to cater to the flow of traffic. The Lahore Ring Road Project was launched on December 22, 2004 at a ground-breaking ceremony attended by President General Pervez Musharaf.

The Lahore Ring Road project was originally conceived 25 years ago and a few studies were carried out on it over this period. The road, touted as an alternative transport route to ease the traffic load within the city, was designed and redesigned in the past with a few alterations in it keeping in view the political and economic interests of many in the ruling party.


In 1991, JICA, an institution of Japan, proposed a road-loop in the city and the World Bank prepared a feasibility report on a 60 km ring road in the city. In 1995, the Lahore Development Authority presented its Ring Road scheme. At that time, Daewoo and other foreign companies had signed a memorandum of understanding with the LDA to build this road. However, then prime minister Nawaz Sharif wanted the Ring Road to include Raiwind Road where his family had built its farm houses. As a result, the amended road design proposed a length of 75 km. But this project could not take off.

Courtesy: www.nation.com.pk

Under construction shopping plaza Samanabad Main Market Lahore
Dear Sir/ Madam,



I own an under construction shopping plaza, located in the Heart of Samanabad Main Market Lahore, Pakistan,



The Plaza, which is partially open for few Shops, like BATA Shoe outlet is operating its busies: Basement and the Ground Story of the shopping mall is 100% complete in terms of frame work rest of the six stories Project Plan has been approved by the LDA.



Lahore Development Authority has approved the Project by the name of Zahoor Arcade. The project was designed with a modern and spacious architecture design by one other best architect, available in Town. Due to some unforeseen problems in my family the construction has been stopped since 2004.



I am the Lion Share holder of the project. I am willing to sell / Rent / Lease out the project to interested investor in the open market.



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c) Banks / (Standard Chartered and Punjab Bank already present n the Market)

d) Investors to Buy out the Project and furnish on his own. (Great Deal for the investors right now compares to Property Crises in the marker as basic framework is complete and the ROI will be



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‘N’ takes up Ring Road project with new changes
BY YASIR HABIB KHAN

LAHORE - The long awaited project of Lahore Ring Road got a new lease of life after PML-N took charge of the province. But as the new government takes up the project with essential changes, its cost has gone up exorbitantly. When the project started in 1992, the cost of six-lane road with 77 kilometer length was just Rs 7 billion. Now the Ring Road with 6 lanes stretching out to 43 kilometres comes at the cost of Rs 85 billion while the same road with 77 km will cost approximately Rs 150 billion

Meanwhile, the project showed the sign of life again when PML-N president Shahbaz Sharif showed keen interest in the project. He has already received the briefing thrice during the last month from all the departments concerned involved in the construction of road.

Sources privy to the development revealed that PML-N president Shahbaz Sharif had directed the heads of Lahore Development Authority, Punjab Management Unit, Federal Planning Commission, Traffic Engineering and Planning Agency, Nespak and officials to provide the complete presentation on the project planned to ease the alarming traffic problems in the city.

The insiders disclosed that as many as three marathon briefing sessions with thorough presentations had been held so far. Shahbaz Sharif presided over the sessions under the instruction of PML-N Quaid Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, the sources said.

The project review committee whose head has been appointed on the recommendation of PML-N Quaid Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif is working on new proposed road alignment in the LRR. The committee also gave in-depth briefing to Shahbaz Sharif to apprise him about the updates.

The sources said the Punjab government was likely to approve the new change in the design of Ring Road this month.

Punjab Chief Secretary Javed Mehmood also issued instructions to the authority concerned to expedite the construction work on the project removing all obstacles. The chief secretary chairing a meeting to review work on the project by the end of April said that 30 per cent of the work on the first phase from Niazi Chowk to Bund Road, which consists of 43 kilometres of new road was near its completion. He said that any further delay in the project would make the project cost-prohibitive.

The confirmed rout of Lahore Ring Road is from Babu Babu to Niazi Chowk, Shama Chowk, Ichhra, Kalma Chowk, Ferozpur Road, Allama Iqbal International Airport, DHA, Mahfuzpura, Harbanspura, Darogawala, Mehmood Booti, Bund Road, Old Rivi Bridge and New Ravi Bridge. (((((((((((( The proposed new road alignment will run from DHA to Hudira Drain (South) to Halloki, Behria Town to Niaz Biag))))))))))

There will be one emergency lane on both the sides of the road. Almost 4,25,000 vehicles will pass through this road daily. All link roads with Lahore Ring Road will be improved and widened besides repairing all important highways of the city to cater to the flow of traffic. As many as 14 interchanges will be erected on the road to provide better transport facilities to the citizens.

Well-placed sources in the project revealed that consultant mafia engaged in the project was behind the alarming rise. The sources said that the consultants were awarded 1.75 per cent commission of the total cost of the project. “With a view to increase the ratio of the commission, they changed the design of the project four times in 1992, 1999, 2004, 2007”.

“Again another change in the design is being reviewed,” the sources added.

The sources said that with changes in the project, the total cost of project shot up due to land acquisition, improving standard of existing roads being utilised in the project, shifting of utility installations, crossing over commercial and residential areas and improvements of junctions.

Experts believed that the change of governments, lack of professional capabilities among the departments concerned, loose check and balance and absence of third party resulted in inordinate delay and rising cost in the project.

Reliable sources revealed that during the project, a number of contracts had been awarded to handpicked contractors without acquiring the land for the construction of the Lahore Ring Road, the largest development scheme in the history of the provincial metropolis.
The sources said that usually land was acquired by LDA land acquisition collector, and EDO revenue but in the LRR project, Board of Revenue was involved in acquiring the land exclusively.
The Lahore Ring Road project was originally conceived 25 years ago and a few studies were carried out on it over this period.
The road, touted as an alternative transport route to ease the traffic load within the city, was designed and redesigned in the past with a few alterations keeping in view the political and economic interests of many in the ruling party.

In 1991, JICA, an institution of Japan, proposed a road-loop in the city and the World Bank prepared a feasibility report on a 60 km ring road in the city. In 1995, the Lahore Development Authority presented its Ring Road scheme. At that time, Daewoo and other foreign companies had signed a memorandum of understanding with the LDA.

However, the then prime minister Nawaz Sharif wanted the Ring Road to include Raiwind Road where his family had built its farm houses. As a result, the amended road design proposed a length of 75 km. But this project could not take off.

The feasibility of the Ring Road project was finalised in 1997 during prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s period but the project could not be kicked off because of lack of funds. After the construction of the Lahore-Islamabad Motorway, bids were invited on a built, operate and transfer (BOT) basis

The project was delayed when a multinational company, which had showed interest in the project, said it would undertake the project only if its loans for the Motorway project were refinanced. Another delaying factor was the unavailability of foreign assistance after Pakistan’s nuclear tests in May 1998.

In 2003, President Pervez Musharraf directed the Punjab government to implement the project when he inspected the FC College and The Mall underpasses in 2003. The Ring Road project has great significance in the context of solving Lahore’s growing traffic problems
The Lahore Ring Road Project was launched on December 22, 2004 at a ground-breaking ceremony attended by President General Pervez Musharaf.

The Communication & Works Department, Project Management Unit, Government of the Punjab awarded the project “Lahore Ring Road Southern Loop Feasibility Study and Selection of Route” to NESPAK in December 2007.

The scope of work includes route alignment study, traffic study, environmental impact assessment, project cost estimates, economic and financial evaluation

It is pertinent to mention that PMU is monitoring and updating the Project Plan on Weekly Basis. PMU Team visits the Project site every week, monitors the activities happening at site, noted them down and updates the schedule. After updating they prepare a Report and send this report to the Government Departments to inform them about the Current Status of the Project whether it is likely to be completed in time or missed.

http://www.nation.com.pk/daily/may-2008/...lnews1.php

LAHORE: Jubilee Town plazas to be demolished
LAHORE Development Authority (LDA) Director General Arif Khan has directed authorities concerned to demolish or seal all commercial plazas being constructed or already constructed in Jubilee Town on residential plots.

According to a press release issued on Thursday, Arif Khan visited Jubilee Town accompanied by officials of Engineering Department, Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) and Town Planning. He issued orders for demolition of plazas at the spot and took action against those responsible for this violation.

The DG directed officials concerned to remove all hurdles in making Jubliee Town a model housing scheme. He said that boundary walls worth Rs 30 million around Jubille Town should be completed so that allottees’ security concerns could be addressed.

He said that a security team consisting of 20 watchmen should be formed to guard LDA installations in Jubliee Town besides setting up an estate branch of LDA in the housing scheme. He directed LDA officials to make all street lights functioning until May end and repair manholes, plant saplings and protect electric transformers of Jubilee Town.

He also directed the LDA chief engineer to take measures for completing parks. He also directed him to get details of payment of Rs 10.5 millions made to the Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA). He said that a security gate on the main entrance of the housing scheme should be installed. He directed WASA officials to make disposal pumps for sewage of water of Jubilee Town functioning.

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LDA’s new housing schemes: LDA DG gives briefing on schemes’ developme
* Schemes to have 210,000 plots, 36pc for low-income group
* DG says schemes will provide 350,000 jobs
* LDA yet to acquire land, determine cost

Staff Report

LAHORE: Lahore Development Authority (LDA) Director General (DG) Muhammad Arif Khan on Saturday gave a briefing on two future housing schemes, which had been approved following the growing residential demands in Lahore.

Addressing a press conference at the LDA Plaza on Saturday, Khan said that the schemes would be governed on the pattern of the Defence Housing Authority, and benefit oversees as well as local Pakistanis.

He said that the first scheme would be established on 25,000 kanals on the left side of Lahore-Raiwind Road. He said that the scheme would be equivalent to the Johar Town Housing Scheme. He also said that the second scheme would be established on Ferozepur Road over an area of 200,000 kanals, which was almost eight times bigger than the Johar Town Housing Scheme.

Capacity: The DG said that the second scheme would be developed in the shape of sectors, adding that both the schemes would have 36 percent of three-marla plots for people with low income. “Both the schemes will consist of 210,000 plots,” he added.

He said that separate colleges for boys and girls, covering an area of over 100 kanals, would be established in the schemes. Moreover, he said that the schemes would have eight high schools for boys and girls, two 100-bedded hospitals, and two community centres.

Job opportunities: Arif Khan said that the projects would provide financial benefits of Rs 135 billion to the owners of the land. He said that the schemes would help promote 30 types of industries, and provide job opportunities to 350,000 unemployed people. “These schemes will help facilitate seven to eight percent of the increasing population of Lahore,” he added.

No land: To a query, the DG said that the schemes had been approved in 2006 and notifications for the acquisition of land had been published in the official gazette. He said that the topographic survey of the land was also in progress. Furthermore, said that the LDA did not have its own land for the schemes, it depended on the land providers, and the land was not being acquired through the land acquisition act. “Its acquisition will be made through offering developed plots to the land providers,” he added. To another question, he said that if the people would not provide the land, the LDA had the option of acquiring it through the law.

Timeframe and cost: About the development cost and starting and completion dates of the schemes, he said, “We do not have any estimate of the development cost. The new government will do the final study of the schemes, so we do not know their starting and completion dates. The names of the schemes are LDA Avenue1-2, but even these names are not final.”

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C03%5C23%5Cstory_23-3-2008_pg7_19

Sher Shah Colony,Lahore
According to a news item published by oneof my friends on this website is that the Lahore Development Authority ,Lahore has been asked by the concerned Ministry to re-allot the cancelled plots in the Sher Shah Colony,Rawind Road,Lahore through the fair ballotting. I wish to know the following :-
1.What is the aproximate distance in Kilometers from the Kalma Chowk,Lahore to this housing project located at the Rawind Road,Lahore?

2.When the balloting is likely to be done by the
LDA,Lahore for these cancelled plots and who will issue the application forms for the fresh applications and when ?.

3. I shall also appreciate my friends visiting this site whether this is a developed housing scheme and will it be good to invest in this scheme for the next three/four years?

4. What would be the current price of a plot of ten marla in this scheme at the moment?

Many thanks and much regards ,

kaydeemallick@icqmail.com

DIscussion
Dear Readers!
As you know very well that the estate business is not florishing as it was a few months ago. Most of the people are keenly interested in investing in saving schemes of different banks. Some people say that it is because of the political uncertaninity and the increase of bank profits. Therefore, the right time to invest or buy property is after election. People also say that after election the value of PAK currency will come down. What do you think? Is it a correct guess not to buy property until we finish the so-called coming election? Thanks for help

Save Sabzazar Colony Lahore
Sabzazar Colony is a project of the Lahore Development Authority and is encircled by the wedge created by Bund Road, Multan Road and the Motorway bye-pass from the Babu Sabu interchange to Thokar Niaz Beg in the south-west quarter of the city. It was designed to be a residential area, and was geared to attract residents of the older districts of Lahore with the promises of open fields and peaceful suburban surroundings. Due to the most criminal of circumstances, the promise of a better life has turned out to be a massive fraud, and the residents of Sabzazar live in what can only be described as hell.

Every Tuesday night till the next morning’s dawn, the roar of hundreds of trucks echo through the 4,000 homes in the LDA scheme. These trucks carry cattle from all over Punjab to the playground in block D of the scheme, and are a source of great discomfort to the sleeping residents of the area. By morning, the residents are greeted with the noise of the thousands of heads of cattle which are gathered for the weekly mela mahvehshian.

The sheer size of the mela makes coming or going from the area difficult and, in some places, impossible. Residents complain that their children are unable to go to school on Wednesdays because of the menacing cattle. One boy recently had both his arms fractured when he was trampled over by a buffalo just outside the gate of his home. The odour from the thousands of tons of manure and flatulence — did you know the methane produced by cow flatulence is responsible for 14 per cent of global methane gases, and are a recognised risk to the environment? The EU, New Zealand and California all have legislation regulating such methane emission — is noxious and responsible for the unusually high number of eczema and other skin ailments suffered by Sabzazaris. The ammonia in the manure is carcinogenic and is responsible for, amongst other things, rupturing the tiny blood vessels in the eyes of the school going children in the area.

Even though the mela lasts for just one day a week, the local sewerage system has collapsed under the strain of the tons of manure deposited in and around the homes of the people of Sabzazar. The waste winds up lying on the side of the road. The stench of the methane, ammonia and decaying faeces is now a permanent feature of the area.

At night, the offal, hide and bones of animals slaughtered nearby are incinerated in nearby kilns. The foul stench of the noxious carcinogenic smoke haunts the entire scheme. Some residents get by with sealing their windows and relying on large quantities of air freshener. Those unlucky to have their homes located closer to the kilns are offered no respite.

Residents of the area suffer from a number of sicknesses and disease. Some residents have open wounds on their bodies. To date, one local residents’ welfare society reckons that four Sabzazaris have died because of the pollution of the mela.

I visited block D of Sabzazar the day before Eid and was appalled by what I saw. There were sheep, goats, cows, buffalos, camels and loud, ugly transport tucks everywhere. In some places, even walking by foot became impossible. The slick created by the ankle deep manure made manoeuvring out of the way of obstreperous cattle hazardous. People’s homes looked like Islands in a sea of animals. I was also appalled with the condition in which the cattle were kept and the manner in which the cattle dealers were forced to earn their livelihood. For the duration of the run-up to Eid, cattle traders had set up tents and shanties in the open areas and in between plots, and were living with their families in squalor.

The Lahoris of Sabzazar have lived like this for the better part of a decade, and have knocked on the door of just about every elected representative and concerned bureaucrat in the city. To date, no one has lifted a finger. About four years ago, they took their plight to the Lahore High Court. The next date of hearing is February 6. Since he assumed office, Sardar Kamil Umar, the town nazim for Sabzazar, has fought endlessly to have the cattle market moved elsewhere. His efforts have not been entirely unfruitful; the local government has identified a site where the new cattle market can be shifted. But bureaucratic red tape means such a shift is improbable for the next 18-24 months. Meanwhile, the residents of Sabzazar continue to suffer on account their fellow Lahoris’ voracious appetite for aloo gosht.

Apart from being a colossal environmental menace, the cattle market is a fraud on the people of Sabzazar. They were lured to the colony from their homes in other parts of the city by the LDA on the promise of a better lifestyle. Instead, they find their homes inhabitable. Moreover, they have lost their investment. Property values in and around the cattle market are worthless on account of broken sewerage and the obvious nuisance of the noise and stench of the cattle. For the LDA to have profited on false promises is fraud under any definition of the word.

Fraud is not the only offence which comes to mind. Under the law, the cattle market is totally illegal. The law simply does not permit cattle markets in residential areas. The mandi exists because the local government administration does not or cannot take action against it. This is despite the fact that there are a host of laws, dating back to as early as the Cattle Trespass Act of 1871, which outlaw and prohibit the purchase, sale and nuisance of cattle in such circumstances.

The people of Lahore must wake to the misery being suffered by their fellow citizens. Not only is the cattle market a health hazard, it is a mockery of the law and the writ of the local and provincial administrations. It is also an unpardonable expense on the wallets of other Lahoris. The large bribes, jagga tax and commissions charged by corrupt local government officials, the police and neighbourhood thugs on the sale of cattle are, at the end of the day, all passed on to the consumer. The meat we consume would be considerable cheaper if the price of such corruption were eliminated from its costs of production by simple government regulation.

Lahore is reputed to be a city of lights, but the residents of Sabzazar have no hope to illuminate their future. A misunderstanding of rights and good urban planning on the part of the citizens and local government, a lack of alternative premises for a cattlemarket, the delays of justice, the sloth of the bureaucracy and the choking grip of those who profit from the status quo are all reasons why nothing has been done and, frankly, very little can be done to improve the lot of Sabzazaris.

I am, however, confident that this column will shake a few consciences. One of the distinctive features of Lahore is that its residents don’t share a sense of “borders”. A Lahori living near Bhatti Gate will feel the same tugs on his heartstrings upon hearing of the problems of a Lahori who lives in DHA as a Lahori from Gulberg will feel upon hearing of a fellow resident in Sabzazar.

Only one man has the power to make things happen. Fellow Lahori resident and chief minister, Chaudhary Pervaiz Elahi, can exercise his considerable power and influence to cut through the red tape. Lahore is the jewel of Punjab and it cannot be that parts of it are left to rot in this manner. If only a fraction of the colossal sums of money spent to beautify the city for marathons, Hillary Clinton and the Chinese president could be put to use in Sabzazar.

The chief minister is requested to take the matter of the Sabzazar cattle market up on an emergency basis. The residents of Sabzazar have constituted a committee of experts under the auspices of the town nazim and luminaries such as senior reporter and Sabzazar resident Saeed Aasi and senior advocate Ahmed Javed Jillani as well as urban action groups like the Lahore Bachao Tehreek. Allow the law to be followed and watch the seeds of the local government bear fruit. It can only sweeten the perception of the city.

Nawab Town ,Lahore
Lahore Development Authority,Lahore is going
to auction fews plots of one kanal located in their
Nawab Town,Lahore on the 25th of Januray,2007.I wish to take part in the auction and before this,I would like to know the views of my friends of Lahore whether this housing scheme named Nawab Town,Lahore is one of the best housing schemes of LDA.,in Lahore or otherwise?
Kindly also advise what I should offer the maximum price for a plot of one kanal in this housing scheme as advertised in the newspaper.Thanks and regargs,

mallick101@ameinfo.com

Auction of commercial plots by Lahore Development Authority
<<< Auction of commercial plots by Lahore Development Authority (LDA).Scan from daily Jinnah

Everything you always wanted to know about Ring Road
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By Adnan Adil

The government is building a 100 billion six-lane motorway around Lahore for limited access only.

Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervez Elahi said in his pre-budget briefing that on the ground Ring Road will start taking some sort of shape until the end of 2007. The C&W officials say that the portion of Ring Road from Gulshan-i-Ravi to Khaira Distributory (excluding Ferozepur Road section) is likely to be completed by August 2007.

Presently, the work is underway from Saggian Chowk to Mehmood Booti. Niazi Chowk Interchange, one of several proposed interchanges at the new road, has been completed and is open for traffic.

The Punjab budget for financial year 2006-07 has allocated a hefty sum of Rs 18 billion for building this project. This is for the first time that the provincial government has revealed some aspects of the project whose details hitherto have been surrounded in mystery and work on some parts of the project have evoked public protests.

Lahore Ring Road project was originally conceived 25 years back and a few studies were carried out on it over the period. The road, touted as an alternative transport route to ease traffic load within the city, was designed and redesigned in the past with alterations made in it keeping in view the political and economic interests of the rulers of the day.

In 1991, JICA, an institution of Japan, had proposed a road-loop in the city and the World Bank had prepared a feasibility report on a 60 km ring road in the city. In 1995, the Lahore Development Authority had presented its Ring Road scheme. At that time, Daewoo and other foreign companies had signed a memorandum of understanding with the LDA to build this road. However, the then prime minister Nawaz Sharif wanted the Ring Road to include Raiwind Road where his family had built their farm houses. As a result, the amended road design proposed a length of 75 km. But this project could not take off.

However, on November 22, 2004, President General Pervez Musharraf inaugurated the project under a still new design with a ground-breaking ceremony at an interchange project at Niazi Chowk near river Ravi in Lahore. The Ring Road, as it stands today after massive changes made in its route, will go round the city in an incomplete circle. Lahore's mayor Mian Amir Mehmood describes the new project as a first ring around the city.

The road will provide a loop to the commuters who intend to leave and enter the city at the point of choice without the compulsion of using existing congested or sometimes blocked roads. Moreover, the road is intended to provide a fast route to reach old city centre in the north from the south. The present alignment of the Ring Road was finalised by the provincial government in August 2005 having traffic studies and modeling carried out by Nespak.

According to the officials at Construction and Works department (C&W), the total length of the Ring Road is 60.50 km with 13 interchanges on it. It follows Bund Road from Gulshan-i-Ravi to Mehmood Booti. It turns towards Lahore airport's new terminal after crossing G T Road and Canal Bank road at Harbanspura. From airport terminal, it passes through Defence (DHA) in between phase-IV and V connecting with Ferozepur Road at Khaira Distributory. From there, it follows Ferozepur Road up to Camp jail and goes over a nullah (dividing Samanabad from Mozang) leading to Gulshan-i-Ravi.

The C&W officials say that the Ring Road has been envisioned as a limited access high speed road of six-lane divided carriageway with interchanges. The road has been designed for a maximum speed of 100 km per hour for vehicles on it.

Presently, the C&W estimates show that the entire Ring Road project will cost the Punjab government more than Rs 100 to 120 billion. The officials say the mere civil works on 60-km-long road will cost more than Rs 40 billion at current prices. The cost of land acquisition is in addition to this, which is estimated to be somewhat between Rs 60 to Rs 80 billion. This price is likely to shoot up with the passage of time as the project will be completed in next few years.

Under the federal government's restrictions, the provincial governments are not allowed to take up the projects that cost more than Rs 5 billion. The Punjab government has circumvented this embargo by dividing the grand project into 27 different packages. Thus, officially the Ring Road is being built as 27 different roads in the city, but on ground they are part of one grand Ring Road.

Some citizen groups, mostly the people whose property is likely to be affected due to land acquisition for this project, have been campaigning against the present design of the road. They say that this so-called ring road is not around the city but has been designed to pass through congested localities such as Gulshan-i-Ravi. The people in various localities have formed action committees against the project.

Chaudhry Zahid Hussain, president action committee at Bund Road, says that Bund Road, from Niazi Chowk to Babu Sabu, was completed only a few years ago at a whopping cost of nearly Rs 800 million, but it is now being dismantled to build a new six-lane road as a part of Ring Road. He says the newly proposed road will adversely affect 400,000 people living in the vicinity and hundreds of telephone lines, gas pipes and electricity transmission systems. Many shops, petrol pumps, factories and graveyards will go under rubble to make way for the new road, he says.

In Harbanspura, Rashid Khan, an activist, says that the ring road project will cause demolition of thousands of houses displacing at least two hundred thousand people. He says the shifting of the road only one kilometre away from the populated area can save these people.

One of the worst-affected area could be Gulshan-i-Ravi, a lower middle class housing locality of the LDA launched in 1974, which the ring road will divide into two halves and the residents would be able to go from one to the other side through only an interchange after traveling miles. Ghulam Nabi, an activist, says that once the ring road is built the locality will sink down four feet below the road and sewage will drown the houses.

Farid Paracha, the member of the National Assembly from the area, says to build the 140 feet wide road several buildings will have to be demolished hitting 129 schools, 100 trade buildings, 25 hospitals and clinics and several mosques, parks and graveyards. He estimates that 50,000 buildings will be demolished and at least one million people will be displaced with the new road.

So far, the government has not responded positively to the protests against the Ring Road project. The protesters in turn are raising their voices through public forums and media. The portions of the road likely to displace people are yet to be started and once the work starts on them, only then the degree of people's opposition would be known. One question however remains as to what has compelled the government to maintain secrecy about the full details of the whole project, which is being dubbed so vital for the city and is likely to change the city's character for all times to come.

http://www.jang.com.pk/thenews/jun2006-weekly/nos-18-06-2006/she.htm#1

Ring road interchange
Dear CMY, Asif 7,

Reference to the post 22037, please post at this site the new MAP of Ring Road.

We would like to know the exact location(s) of the interchage(s) in KM from the societies benefiting the ring road.

This will be a great help to evaluate our investments.

Regards,

Why Lahore property prices will rise after 2 years
3 months back DHA phase 7 was selling at 38 lacs. Most people and property dealers were thinking that DHA 7 price before the ballot will rise up to 45 lacs from 38 lacs (price at that time) after the ballot will be announce. I said It was not wise to buy DHA phase 7 at 38 to 45 lacs because I thought we could buy DHA phase 7 at 28-32 lacs about a week before or after ballot. I suggested again and again that best time to buy DHA 7 would be 1 to 2 weeks after ballot. Because I was looking for a drop in price from 38 lacs – or even possible price of 45 lacs) . Most people disagreed with me and said then ballot would increase prices not decrease them. My main argument then was that too many files in market after ballot would creat a fall from 38 lacs to about 32-32 lacs.I also argued that price difference between DHA phase 6 and DHA phase 7 was too little to justify price of 38 lacs or 45 lacs possible price most others were looking (just a day before the ballot ) at that time plots in most blocks were selling at 47-55 lacs including development charges and DHA phase 7 would have a cost of 37 lacs + Development charges of 6 to 11 lacs THEN ( Now it is crystal clear development charges would be less then 9 lacs and may be only 6 lacs.At that time no one was sure about amount of charges. Most were looking fore 8 to 11 lacs .Now DHA have issued new files at 9 lacs that include land cost plus development charges. So any body with right mind can’t charge us more then 6-7 lacs for development charges now because they charged full paid files at 9 lacs per kanal).



I gave a target price of 28 to 32 lacs to buy DHA phase 7 week after the ballot. But market action has changed the time frame. What was going to happen after ballot have already happened BEFORE the ballot? Tax news extra files announcement by dha admin have already driven the price of DHA to a level that is now safer to make new investment in DHA. Nothing is risk free but odds of any further fall are lower now then when price was at 38 lacs. One must accept the reality and adjust him self to new events new developments to be a successful investor.

New reality is TAX thing is out of picture for good. That was major road block in any rise of prices

There is no fear now that income tax will be as high as 10% or will be on buyers( Buyers are not effected by this tax. But sellers are. This issue is now out of picture. This new property tax is only 2 % and only on SELLERS. It punishes you for selling not buying. So there will be less selling in market after July 1st .Those that wanted to sell DHA phase 7 after ballot have sold now BEFORE July to save even tax money. They are now using same amount that they got to sell DHA phase 1 to 5 plots. These guys are now buying DHA 9-10 DHA 7 DHA 8 NEW investments to position them for long term. They were sitting on huge profits in DHA 5 and those sellers were afraid to pay tax after July 1 2006.Same guys are still property investors so using money for lower risk DHA investment( Means they did the right thing to adjust their investments. DHA 5 have reached its peak. But DHA phase 6 to phase 9-10 has plenty of room to rise from here. At least I suggested and adjusted/moved my client investments from DHA phase 1-5 to DHA 6 to 10.not to make my commissions but to give them max chance to gain at lowest risk. And their investment is still in DHA they still feel comfortable with their investments).

Any way tax will be max Rs 25000 on each kanal if value is not declared. So tax is not a big deal any more. Cant hold down real estate prices down anymore.


DHA phase 6 and DHA phase 7 price differences is now at safer level that favors DHA 7 and is reasonable.
Average price difference between phase 6 and 7 should be 15 to 20 lacs because DHA 6 is going to be ready for possession before DHA phase 7.Right now AVERAGE price of DHA 6 is 60 lacs ( Yes you can find some graveyard/Village facing plots at 47 lacs too but best plots sell for even 72 lacs). Right now net cost of DHA phase 7 comes to 36 lacs with development charges included. These development charges will be paid in next 3 years in installment. So average plot will cost you 36 lcs if bought today. But if you get lucky and get a very good plot in ballot that is NOW only 7 days away your plot may be as high as 60 lacs if on main or wider roads is a corner or park facing etc. Worst plot should not cost you 5 lacs lower then current average price of DHA phase 7 at 36 lacs including development charges. Please tell me one scheme where development and faculties safety and security is like DHA Lahore that cost to you only 37 lacs. For your information 1 kanal plot will cost you more in Jallo more pind or Berki Pind. Friends we are talking about DHA phase 7 that will be ready for a house in 3-5 years. Development starts next day after ballot.

No selling of BAD LOCATION immediately after ballot.
Like it or not but there will be no map issued to let you know BAD locations to sell. If you watch past history map is not issued by DHA immediately after the ballot. It takes 4 to 6 months. It will be great surprise if DHA issue a map at time of ballot. It have never happened before in past phases and most likely will not happen this time either realized this just last week. This was an important post ALL friends forgot just like me. If you don’t know your plot location why would you sell it.You don’t know if your plot is worth 60 lacs or 30 lacs. Its not fair that DHA don’t issue this map after ballot. People that have connections in DHA get to see GOOD locations on map and start buying them from market after the ballot. That was the main reason in all past ballot prices rose after ballot in DHA.These people with connection will mint billions for having advantage to see map and plot location and all this legal and kosher in Pakistan.Smart people should not even think about selling their plot until map is out. I pray and wish map is released out at time of ballot first time in DHA history( It is possible this time map will be issued because too many people are in lottery and will be looking to see where is their plot from this lottery).If no map issued you wont see any selling that could still happen up to couple of weeks after ballot for poor location plots.

I think BRB will be 2 KM away from DHA phase 7 plots on BRB side you will have a long strip of parks or possible this new multi millions dollar mega ammusment park ( Like Disney land) that’s EIO was issued few weeks ago in newspapers be in between BRB and DHA 7 plots.I have requested here and in writing to DHA Lahore admin 2 years ago that area around BRB should be turned in to either small man made lakes or parks.So there is safety and beuty for plots holders on that side.I don’t see enough land for this ammusment park in DHA phase 6 or Phase 8.So most likely it will be some where near BRB.Recently a new expressway EIO in DHA phase 7 was also advertised in news papers.Most likely it will connect that Disneyland type theme park to ring road Lahore.






Ring Road will be completed in next 12 to 18 months.
A project that is 20 years old will NOW get 18 billion rupees in this current year to make it reality( July 2006 to 2007 18 billions were reserved for building Lahore Ring Road. Before there was only talk but this budget now have 18 billions for this project that will be spent to get this road ready before elections).Ring road goes from middle of DHA and touch DHA 7 Lahore. This road will kick start massive amount of new construction and activity in Lahore real estate market. Now we all can see this dream of ring road is close actually come true. Lahore Ring road will add value to DHA 6-7-8 and benefit DHA 9-10 files most because it will run to this phase to provide faster access to phase 1-7 from 9-10


DHA phase 5 – 6 – 7 relationship

DHA phase 5 price will not rise much from this level of average price of 1 crore. They may even fall a little. DHA phase 6 is now getting ready for possession in blocks B H J K. Possession was given by DHA in front blocks first row near main boulevard residential plots. DHA have also given possession to main boulevard commercial plots in DHA phase 6.It look like DHA want to give partial possessions for blocks. First blocks that are closer to main boulevard will get possession then next block and finally all blocks will have possession in Dec 2007.I think DHA want to keep plot price higher in DHA phase 6 by giving possession to these commercial and residential plots. People who want o build a house after 2 years prefer to buy in DHA phase 6 because its better located and will be better developed then DHA phase 5.
Will continue after breakfast.....

There is a Public Notice issued by the CDA in today's The News International, Islamabad/Rawalpindi Edition, Metropolitan Page 5, titled, "WITHDRAWAL OF LAYOUT PLAN CLEARANCE ON ACCOUNT OF NON COMPLETION OF FORMALITIES BY THE MANAGEMENT OF COMMONER'S TOWN"

The notice says that the CDA had issued approval of layout plan in favor of Islamabad Old Citizen Cooperatvive Housing Society for their scheme Commoner's Town on 11-09-2004. This approval was subject to conditions, which were to be met by end of year 2004. These conditions have not been completed so far inspite of repeated reminders. The CDA has therefore withdrawn the approval of layout plan issued on 11-09-2004.

1) Someone with a scanner can upload the actual notice.
2) I wonder what is the real significance of this notice now that Commoner's Town has merged with DHA. CDA has given NOC to 12,795 kanals of DHA only, from which it is obvious that Phase-I and II extensions do not have CDA's NOC.

Any new Housing Scheme by LDA,Lahore
Dear Friends: Assalamoalaikum: I am interested to
know whether Lahore Development Authority,Lahore is
going to launch any housing scheme at Lahore in the
near future. I shall appreciate if someone tells
me about it and let me know the correct position
at my following email address.Thanks,

kaydee@icqmail.com

Illegal buildings in Gulberg ‘going down’
LAHORE: The Gulberg Town administration will begin sealing off multi-storey buildings violating the Lahore Development Authority’s (LDA) building laws.

The administration has also planned to remove encroachments from the town. The decisions were made at a meeting between officials of the Gulberg Town, district government and LDA.

Gulberg Town Nazim Faraz Chaudhry, District Nazim Mian Aamer Mehmood and Housing Secretary Khalid Sultan attended the meeting, sources in the district government told Daily Times on Tuesday. Sources said that Mian Aamer, who is also the LDA chairman, had directed the Gulberg Town’s administration to take action against such plazas and shopping malls and encroachments.

They said that the administration had already issued notice to owners of such buildings and encroachers. Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi had directed the Anti Corruption director general to make a list of illegal buildings in Lahore, they added. The Gulberg Town administration has forwarded a list of 150 commercial centres to the Punjab Local Government and Rural Development Department for appropriate legal action, they added.

The campaign against buildings has been launched to check the construction of ever increasing illegal commercial centres in the provincial capital, especially in Gulberg Town and Model Town. Residents of the localities are being inconvenienced because of traffic, parking and noise. Sources that the Gulberg Town administration was expected to seal 23 illegal markets, plazas and commercial buildings out of a total of 45 identified buildings. staff report

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006%5C01%5C25%5Cstory_25-1-2006_pg7_22

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WASEEM
http://www.pakrealestatetimes.com/showthread.php?tid=2246&pid=2435#pid2435


please quote source to this article.

LDA transfers plot to complainant on Ombudsman’s directive
Following news item has been posted there for the reason that our visitors should have information that we have an option to register complaint against any developers including LDA. (Hussain Kaisrani)


(Hussain Kashif)

Lahore— On the intervention of Punjab Ombudsman, Abdur Rashid Khan, Lahore Development Authority (LDA) has transferred ownership of a plot in the name of a complainant without any transfer fee as ‘Amicable Settlement Between Co-shares’.
According to press release issued here Thursday, Sughra Begum, the mother of complainant Fazal Karim, owned a plot No. 214, Block-B in Johar Town Scheme. On her death, the plot was transferred to the names of her legal heirs by LDA. All the heirs agreed to give the plot to the complainant through gift. For giving legal effect to the gift, the complainant approached the civil court which directed that he may deposit the ‘plot transfer set’ with LDA as the Authority was competent to transfer the plot as per their policy of ‘Amicable settlement Between Co-shares’.
When the complainant approached LDA, it demanded Rs 45,000 as transfer fee from him. The complainant requested Mostasib Secretariat that LDA be directed to transfer the plot to his name without transfer fee as per their policy, since many other plots had been transferred by them free for transfer fee in accordance with the said policy.
In its departmental response, LDA contended that it had rightly claimed Rs 45,000 from the complainant as transfer fee of the plot in question in the complainant’s name since there had been mentioned no consideration for the transfer of the plot in his name. It also took the plea that the policy had been changed to restrict amicable Settlement to spouse, children and parents. The Ombudsman directed the LDA to transfer the plot in question in the name of the complainant free of charge.
In his compliance report, LDA has informed Mohtasib Secretariat that the plot in question has now been transferred to the name of the complaint free of any Transfer Fee, as had been directed by the Punjab Ombudsman.

Courtsey: http://www.pakobserver.net/200601/06/news/lahore03.asp

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