RDA director general orders strict action against illegal housing societies without fear, favour

Rawalpindi  –   Director General (DG) Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) Capt (Retd) Abdul Sattar Isani on Tuesday directed the officers to take strict action against the illegal housing schemes with honesty and without any fear and favour so that the general public could be saved from being looted by the owners of these unlawful schemes.  He also ordered to start encroachment operation in the city in order to provide relief to general public.

DG RDA issued these directions while chairing a meeting held to review performance of four directorates including Administration and Finance, Metropolitan Planning and Traffic Engineering (MPTE), Land Development and Estate Management (LDEM) and Engineering Directorate. The meeting was also attended by Director Admin Finance RDA Asif Mehmood Janjua, Chief Engineer Aamir Rasheed, Director MPTE Shahzad Haider, Director LDEM Saima Younus and other relevant officers. 

Director MPTE discussed and gave a detailed presentation about MPTE Directorate work. DG RDA Capt (Retd) Abdul Sattar Isani directed to provide relief to the general public. He said they should know about Building and Zoning Regulations and illegal housing schemes. He directed all employees to work honestly and diligently to redress grievances of common people. “An honest employee is important for me,” he said. He directed MPTE to take strict action against illegal/ unauthorised constructions and commercial activities without any fear and favour.  Director LDEM discussed and gave a detailed presentation about LDEM  Directorate’s work about RDA property like 15 shops at Raja Sultan Road, vacant land, transfer cases in RDA’s own properties/RIT (old) schemes, verification and clearance of residential and commercial buildings. DG RDA directed to work hard and take strict action against encroachments. 

Chief Engineer and Deputy Director Engineer has discussed and given a detailed presentation about on-going schemes and new schemes of Engineering Directorate RDA like Ring Road project, Nullah Leh Expressway, Dualisation of Dr Qadeer Khan Road from Islamabad Highway to Falcon Complex Rawalpindi, construction/ widening and improvement of Dry Port Road from Rahimabad Flyover at Airport Road to Welfare Complex via Chaklala Railway Station Shell Depot Rawalpindi and building three pedestrian bridges on Airport Road. 

The DG RDA stressed upon the importance of speedy work, insisted to execute ongoing work on fast track basis and directed the RDA Engineering Directorate to work hard. He said when there is no physical impediment in the way of work, it should not be delayed. He said we must increase work time substantially in order to reduce the difficulties of general public.

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