Rawalpindi: The Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) has issued a deadline to the consultant Mott Macdonald Pakistan (MMP) to finalize the master plan for the garrison city, according to a news source on September 16.
According to the details, the governing body approved an extension till December 31 for the consultant and endorsed regulations for the 2023 master plan/regional development plan during a meeting chaired by Commissioner Rawalpindi Liaquat Ali Chattha.
The meeting agreed with the decision of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to process housing schemes and commercial buildings physically situated in the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) as identified by the Survey of Pakistan.
It is noted that MMP commenced work on the project titled “Regional Development Plan for District Rawalpindi and Peri-Urban Structure Plans for Tehsils of Rawalpindi District (excluding Rawalpindi Tehsil)” after being awarded the contract on December 16, 2020. The consultancy agreement, valued at around PKR 50 million, had an initial completion timeframe of 12 months.
Although the project faced a temporary halt due to confusion regarding the RDA’s authority to prepare such plans in local government areas, all the accounts have now been settled and all local governments have been instructed to complete master plans before the year-end.
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