RDA to upload layout plans of approved housing schemes next week

Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) would upload approved layout plans of legal housing schemes next week said Director RDA, Jamshaid Aftab.

Talking to APP he informed that the arrangements are being finalized to upload the layout plans of the approved housing schemes on RDA’s official website to facilitate the citizens.

It would be a great facility for the citizens and they would be able to check online location of the plots in an approved housing scheme even from foreign countries, he added.

Earlier, RDA had launched operation to control illegal housing schemes and cases were sent to the Sub-Registrar and Assistant Commissioner for legal action, he replied to a question.

Jamshaid Aftab informed that on the directive of Director General RDA, the cases were sent to the authorities concerned to start formal legal action against illegal housing schemes.

RDA was pursuing strict policy to control illegal housing schemes in its jurisdiction and sent letters to all the departments concerned in an effort to save the citizens from any fraud, he added.

RDA had written letters to the departments for appropriate actions against illegal housing schemes not following the set criteria.

He informed that the status of the housing schemes was updated and all legal and illegal schemes were uploaded on RDA’s website.

District administration also urged to help RDA to control illegal housing schemes, he added.

He advised the public not to invest in illegal house schemes and select commercial or residential plots only in legal ones which have proper approval of layout plans and NOC from the authority.

He said, 43 housing schemes which fall under its jurisdiction and have obtained NOC from RDA, whereas 31 housing schemes are operating illegally without having NOC from RDA.

General public is informed in their best interest to refrain from investing in illegal housing schemes in order to avoid possible losses/frauds and invest in legal housing schemes which have proper approval of layout plan and NOC from RDA.

(APP)