Lahore: The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) has decided to implement building codes that fall in line with international standards – a news source reported.
An agreement to this effect was signed between the civic agency and the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC). LDA Director General Amna Imran Khan and PEC Chairman Engineer Salim Javed signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organisations.
Under this agreement, PEC council would extend its cooperation to LDA. The council would also identify the criteria with regard to the construction of high-rise buildings in the city.
LDA Vice Chairman SM Imran said that quality should not be compromised when constructing high-rise buildings. He lamented that unplanned constructions in the city were damaging the environment.
LDA authority members, including MPAs Sadia Sohail Rana from Lahore, Malik Mukhtar Ahmad from Kasur, Umer Aftab from Sheikhupura and Muhammad Atif from Nankana Sahib, chairman of union councils Haji Muhammad Faiz from Lahore, Engineer Amir Riaz Qureshi and LDA’s additional director generals Abdul Shakoor Rana and Zareef Iqbal Satti, were all present at the occasion.
