Rawalpindi: The District Price Assessment Committee (DPAC) in charge of land acquisition for the Rawalpindi Ring Road (RRR) project has submitted its final report for the purchase of land in 28 villages along the projected route, news sources reported.
The Punjab Board of Revenue (BoR) will grant its final clearance for the land purchase budget at its upcoming meeting. As per the reports, the government has already enacted section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act 1894 for the purchase of land. The officials have reported that the land will be purchased at the DPAC’s proposed rate of PKR 100,000 to 800,000 per kanal. However, the final approval of the land purchase budget will be given by the finance department.
Furthermore, authorities stated that the government has recovered half of the land acquisition funds that were cancelled following the claims of misappropriation. However, half of what is left will be recovered soon. During a visit to the planned ring road site, Rawalpindi Commissioner Syed Gulzar Hussain Shah asked Nespak to develop a Project Concept-1 (PC-1) for the Ring Road’s merger with the motorway at Thalian Interchange. The final proposal will be submitted to the National Highway and Motorway Administration (NHA) for review and approval. It is vital to mention that the Rawalpindi Ring Road (RRR) project is one of the city’s megaprojects. The 38-kilometre motorway will run from Rawat to Murat, redirecting traffic from the city centre. The project is being launched as part of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) for which, the provincial government will provide the funding.
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