Lahore: The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) has annulled the allocation of 14 plots in Johar Town; following the civic agency’s revocation of an ‘excess land exemption’ provision (by which 10 kanals of extra land space had previously been allocated to several plot recipients), a news source reported. The plots nullified were worth PKR 400 million.
An LDA spokesperson stated that the authority recently took over the possession of the plots. He added that the officials concerned had included the properties in the LDA’s plot bank list.
The civic agency cancelled the allocation of four plots measuring one kanal each, and 10 plots measuring 12 marlas each. In total, the authority cancelled the extra exemption provision of 10 kanals of land situated in Block H3, Johar Town.
The spokesperson said that LDA Director General (DG) Muhammad Usman Muazzam directed Land Development-1 Director Muazzam Rasheed to cancel the said provision given that it was violating the authority’s exemption policy.
Further, the LDA has submitted a report pertaining to this matter to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
Meanwhile, the civic agency continued with its drive against encroachments and illegal constructions across the city. As per reports, the authority has recovered thousands of kanals of state land from illegal occupants and land grabbers since October 2018.
