Faisalabad: The district administration has prohibited the development of any commercial projects along various major roads in Fasialabad — with developers and property owners now required to first get permission from the high-level design committee before proceeding with their ventures, according to news sources.
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A decision in this regard was taken during a meeting of the design committee. It was decided that each project’s map and design would have to be approved by the authorities concerned, prior to the development of commercial buildings.
At the meeting, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Muhammad Ali took the opportunity to name the various roads that were to be a part of this initiative. These included:
- Faisalabad Road (Larri Adda to Tanki Chowk/Milad Road)
- Baba Tika Road
- Lahore Lyceum School to NFC College
- Lahore Road
- Lahore Mor to 240 Mor
- Jaranwala Khurrianwala Road
- Ramzan Bazaar to Ghazi Chowk in Municipal Committee
- Juhmra Khurrianwala Road
- Jhumra Road
- Main Adda Chowk to MC Khurianwala
- Sheikhupura Road
- Sangla Hill Road
- Khurrianwala Road and Chiniot Road up to Thana Chowk to limits of MC Chak Jhumra
- Quaid-e-Azam Road (Bangala Chowk to MC Office Tandlianwala Road in MC Tandlianwala)
- Gojra Road (Canal Bridge Chowk to MC limits)
- Faisalabad Road (College Chowk to MC limit Samundri)
- Mian Road Gulistan Colony
- Danish Marriage Hall to Awan Chowk
- Raja Road (Ideal Sweet Road to Wakeel Chowk)
- Jinnah Colony Road (Ideal Sweets Jinnah Colony to BC tower)
- Guru Nanak Pura Road Chowk to Baghdadi Park Gulberg Road in Faisalabad Development Authority (FDA) limits
- Sadar Bazaar Road (Farzand Hotel to Gole Masjid GM Abad)
- Bypass Road around Faisalabad City in Punjab Housing and Town Planning Agency (PHATA) limits.
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The DC further stated that the high-level design committee had decided to impose an additional regulation on the development of commercial buildings — with each project now required to reserve 500 sq ft of parking space to resolve growing parking issues in the city. In addition, he reiterated that efforts to preserve the beauty of the eight bazaars surrounding the city’s iconic clock tower would also continue.