Gujranwala: The Gujranwala Development Authority (GDA) recently launched a mega anti-encroachment drive against illegal land subdivisions in the suburbs of Gujranwala city, a news source reported. In the first phase of the operation, the GDA Enforcement Branch razed infrastructure in seven of these subdivisions located within Ferozewala.
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The final plan to launch a mega operation against illegal housing schemes and land subdivisions in Gujranwala Division was devised by GDA Chairman Ali Ashraf Mughal and GDA Admin & Finance Director Ijaz Akbar Bhatti. In the second phase of the operation, the development authority will launch an operation against those housing schemes that have commenced with their business activity without the GDA’s approval.
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During the crackdown, the GDA staff razed roads, site offices and boundary walls of the said illegal land subdivisions. Commenting on the operation, GDA Admin & Finance director said that no builder would be allowed to develop their unapproved housing projects in Gujranwala.