Under the auspices of Lahore Development Authority (LDA), the first auction of the current year is set to take place on Wednesday (today) at the LDA Community Center in New Garden Town. The auction includes commercial and residential plots in Jauhar Town, Jail Road, Allama Iqbal Town, and other schemes. Rights for leasing rooftop restaurants in Park and Ride Plaza, Moon Market, and Shah Alam Market will also be presented. Additionally, rental rights for commercial spaces in Park and Ride Plaza in Gulberg, Markaz Site on first floor in Jubilee Town, parking sites in Qaide Azam Town, and various public utility sites in different schemes will be auctioned. Commercial and residential plots in Jauhar Town, Jubilee Town, Sabza Zar, Gulshan Ravi, Tajpura, Qaide Azam Town, along with shops on Tezab Market, Domoriya Bridge, and Package Area on Walton Road will also be part of the public auction.
Moreover, a delegation from the 39th batch of the Mid-Career Management Course at the National Institute of Management visited the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) office here on Tuesday. The delegates explored One Window Cell and re-ceived a detailed briefing by Director Rafia Nazir who provided insights into the operational aspects. She said that the One Window Cell, operating under the Ease of Doing Business initiative, is digitally transforming over ten schemes, with the remaining schemes currently in progress. The delegation was briefed by Additional DG Headquarters, Dr. Mujtaba Arfat, on various sections of the LDAs ongoing initiatives, town planning, and metropolitan planning in Lahore. The One Window Cell is actively facilitating private sector-style services for investors through its mobile app, LDA @Doorstep, and implementing numerous reforms. The delegation also received briefings from key officials, including Additional DG Population Abid Nakai, Director Administration Rabia Riyasat, Chief Metropolitan Planning Nadeem Akhtar Zaidi, Director SPU Kaleem Yousaf, Director Finance, Director Planning, and Director Master Planning, among others.
