Consultant told to expedite demarcation of Rawalpindi district

Staff Reporter
RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) has asked the private consultant to complete the demarcation of the boundaries of the district for preparation of the master plan which will help in construction and development activities in its four tehsils.
For the last three years, the civic body has worked to prepare the master plan but without any success so far.
“The slow pace of work on preparation of the master plan allowed developers of private housing societies to carry out construction activities in their respective areas without any hurdle,” said a senior official of the RDA while talking to media.
He said the RDA failed to regulate private housing societies and due to its indifference the developers finalised their projects without fulfilling the required formalities.
Mostly, housing schemes have failed to allocate space for schools, colleges, parks, mosques and graveyards. He said that in the absence of graveyards in new housing schemes, the burden shifted on the existing graveyards in the garrison city.
He said that under the law private housing schemes have to install sewage treatment plants, water purification systems and ensure regular supply of water, but there was no housing scheme which fulfilled these requirements.