LDA recovers 20 plots and seals six marriage halls in city operations

Author: Haider Ali

LAHORE: The Lahore Development Authority (LDA)’s teams on Monday carried out operations in various areas of the city, sealing illegal constructions and recovering properties from the hands of land grabbers.

A major operation in Sabazazar Scheme by the LDA’s Estate Management Directorate-II staff resulted in the retrieval of 20 plots of various sizes in different blocks of the scheme which were worth millions,

The plots included seven properties each measuring 10 marlas, in block A; a similar sized plot in E block; seven plots of seven marlas and two of three and a half marlas in block H-1; a plot of five marlas in block L and two plots, each measuring five marlas, in block M of the scheme.

In addition the Commercialization Directorate Town Planning Wing sealed six marriage halls in New Garden Town. The halls had been constructed in contravention of building by-laws. None of these marriage halls fulfilled the requisite conditions however the owners had illegally set up these ventures by getting plans, for constructing residences or office buildings at the sites, approved. The buildings included the Gracious Marriage Hall, Sapphire Marriage Hall, Mughal-e-Azam Marriage Hall, Grand Marquee, Zouj Marriage Hall and Noor Jehan Marriage Hall.

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