Rawalpindi: The Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) has shared details on housing schemes that are approved, unapproved as well as those against which the process of issuing a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) is underway, a news source reported.
As per the details, a total of 264 housing schemes in RDA’s administered area are illegal, which essentially means that the developers of these projects are selling property units without procuring a NOC from the authority. Most of these projects are located in Gojjar Khan, Murree, Kotli Sattiyan and Taxila.
In Rawalpindi District, 47 out of 136 housing schemes are RDA-approved, NOC issuance is in process for 19 projects, while 80 societies are illegal. In Murree, the approval process is underway for 8 projects, while 49 schemes are illegal.
Similarly, Taxila has 4 approved housing projects, with an approval process underway for 11 schemes while 18 are illegal. In Kotli Sattiyan, the approval process is pending for 1 project while two housing schemes here have illegal status.
While speaking with reporters, one of the RDA spokesperson Hafiz Muhammad Irfan stated that the armed guards of illegal housing schemes bar RDA from taking any legal action against these projects. He believes that the RDA should have its own check posts. Irfan also advised the public to confirm a society’s approval status before investing their money
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