Commercialisation of 20 roads banned
By: Yasir Habib Khan |
LAHORE - The Punjab government
has completely banned commercialisation on 20 roads in LDA
residential areas falling
in different housing schemes in line with the new commercialisation
policy recently notified by the department
of housing & urban development and public health engineering. Most
of the roads fall in Johar Town and
Sabzazar schemes. Other roads facing ban include from Multan Road to
Naqsha Stop, Khiabaneh Jinnah Road
starting from Shaukat Khanam Hospital and Raiwind Road.
All illegal commercial buildings already constructed on 20 roads
will also be pulled down in different phases. No one will be allowed
to convert these residential areas in commercial venues in future.
Sources revealed that decision to ban commercialisation on the roads
was taken during the meeting of
commercialisation committee headed by Lahore Division
Commissioner Khusru Pervaiz. LDA DG Shahid Mehmood,
Chief Metropolitan Planner Aftab Ahmed Khan, DCO Lahore Sajjad Ahmed
Bhutta, LDA Director Town Planner Abdul Qauyum Sheikh, Khalid
Mehmood Sheikh, CDGL District Officer Muzamil Ishtiaq and other officers
attended the meeting.
The sources informed that after 2-year ban, the Punjab government
had announced new commercialisation policy.
Before the ban, a comprehensive survey was conducted to collect
information about commercial buildings,
markets and business institutions on 58 roads that belonged to
housing schemes in LDA controlled areas.
Authority concerned has declared 58 roads as commercial in the
controlled areas of the Lahore Development Authority.
Under the new commercialisation policy, buildings and plots around
the 58 roads will be commercialised.
New commercialisation will be allowed with maximum 4 kanal and
minimum 2 kanal size of plots
on these roads. Out of total roads, 10 roads are predominantly
residential areas while 48 roads are predominantly
already commercialised.
The 58 roads declared commercial included Main Boulevard Gulberg,
Stadium Road Gulberg-III, MM Alam Road
(from Main Boulevard to Firdous Market) Gulerbg-III, Syed Hussain
Shheed Soharwardi Road (Main Boulevard
New Garden Town), College Road Gulberg (From Sherpao Bridge to Main
Boulevard Gulberg), Main Market
Road upto Plot No 40-F (Gulberg-II), Park Road Gulberg to Firdous
Market up to Jinnah Bridge, Gurumangat
Road, Road from PACE to ChenOne Junction (Gulberg III), Shabbir
Ahmed Usmani Road (from Y Juntion
Gardne Town to Maulana Shaukat Ali Road) Ferozepur Road (from Canal
Bridge to Hadiara Drain), Jail Road/
Gulberg Road (from Ferozepur Road to Sherpao Bridge), Multan Road
(from Chowk to Yateem Khana ).The Nation:
June 08, 2009 |
