The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) has intensified its crackdown on unauthorized developments by taking action against 14 illegal housing schemes across different parts of the city and sealing dozens of properties being used for commercial purposes in violation of land-use rules.
Acting on the directions of Director General LDA Tahir Farooq, enforcement teams from the Directorate of Metropolitan Planning-IV carried out operations on Manhala Road, Chhapa Village Road and Miraj Road. Officials demolished illegally constructed roads, boundary walls, sewerage infrastructure and other development work, besides sealing the site offices of the housing schemes.
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The operation targeted Al Kabir Garden, Ammar Avenue, Canal View Farms, Ayan City Phase I, Ayan City Phase II, Ali Garden, Grand Bazaar, Kashmir Garden, New Nathoki Abadi, Ahmed Garden, Pak Homes, Mughal Homes, Suleman City, Heaven City, Al Hammad Meadows, Royal Villas and BM Estate, also known as Muhafiz City.
Separately, LDA Town Planning teams sealed 73 properties in Gulberg, Faisal Town, New Muslim Town, Samanabad and Allama Iqbal Town for unauthorized commercial use.
The sealed properties included private schools, pharmacies, clinics, grocery stores, cafés, restaurants, food outlets, auto workshops, offices and retail shops operating in violation of approved land-use regulations.
The operation was supervised by Chief Metropolitan Planner and Chief Town Planner-I Asad uz Zaman as part of the authority’s ongoing campaign against illegal developments in Lahore.
