Faisalabad: District Council has started survey of factories and industries developed without an approved building plan, reported a news source. The survey results will help the council take legal action against the owners of the factories breaching building bylaws.
Faisalabad District Council learnt from its sources that many factories located on several major roads were set up without having their building plans approved. These roads include Sargodha Road, Satiana Road, Samundari Road, Jhang Road, Narwala Road and Jaranwala Road.
The council also found that due to haphazard development of these industrial units, their adjoining areas are left exposed to environmental pollution. In addition, property owners here were also found to be involved in evasion of taxes and conversion fee by changing or hiding the nature of their property.
To collect the data of such industrial setups, the District Council has extended building inspectors’ role to its sub-engineers. These engineers are assigned the task to bring businesses spread across the district under the tax net.
In addition, the District Council, based on the survey results, is looking to seal such units operating in the absence of an approved building plan and also file criminal cases against them.
