Rawalpindi: Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) Chairman Tariq Mehmood Murtaza has instructed the officials concerned to ‘ensure transparency’ in their operations and to adopt a ‘no-tolerance policy’ towards illegal housing schemes, according to news sources.
He expressed his views on the matter during a meeting with officials of the Directorate of Metropolitan Planning and Traffic Engineering (MP&TE). He lauded the performance of the MP&TE and directed officials to ensure transparency in the department’s operations.
In response, the MP&TE director informed the chairman that in order to ensure that people aren’t scammed, regular press releases, containing the approval status of housing schemes were being issued. The approval status of all housing schemes is also uploaded to the website for people to verify before investment, he added. He said that the MP&TE was taking strict action against housing schemes declared illegal under the Land Subdivision Rules 2010.
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