Rawalpindi: Mayor Sardar Naseem Khan disclosed that the Rawalpindi Municipal Corporation (RMC) will launch an operation to check the status of commercial buildings and clear encroachments in the area falling in its jurisdiction, according to news published on Monday (December 20).
According to Mayor Khan, there is an increase in the illegal encroachments and constructions in the city in the past three years. He added that after the restoration of the local government (on orders of the Supreme Court), it was decided to check the status of all commercial buildings to determine whether the buildings were developed before the approvals or not. It was reported that most of the buildings were constructed without approved building plans.
Moreover, the mayor stated that the RMC will report him on how many illegal constructions were legalised after imposing fines. He further added that all the encroachments from bazaars and roads will be removed to clear roadsides and footpaths.
A senior RMC official (whose name was not disclosed) mentioned that the Band Khana Road was constructed 40 years ago as an alternate route to Kuri and Sadiqabad roads. It was a residential zone; however, the houses near the road were transformed into commercial spaces, which creates traffic hurdles.
The official stated that most of the plazas and workshops were constructed without approval from the civic agency. It was also disclosed that several buildings violated bylaws on Liaquat Road, Sadiqabad, Murree Road, and Raja Bazaar.
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