LAHORE—The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) sealed 58 illegal commercial buildings and commercialisation fee defaulter premises in LDA-controlled areas and different housing schemes on Wednesday.
LDA’s Town Planning Wing sealed 21 buildings on Ferozepur Road, nine on Canal Bank Road, 18 in Gulberg and Model Town, and 10 in Subzazar Housing Scheme during operations against illegal commercial use and nonpayment of commercialisation fees.
The sealed premises include Bank Alfalah, Churn Station, Greens American Lyceum, Anam Event Marquee, beauty salons, grocery stores, food outlets, workshops, offices, and other businesses.
LDA Chief Town Planner I, Assad-uz-Zaman, and Chief Town Planner II, Azhar Ali, supervised the operations carried out by the enforcement teams with the assistance of the Police.
According to the LDA officials, several notices were served on the owners of these buildings before carrying out the operations.
LDA Director General Tahir Farooq has directed continuing indiscriminate operations against violations of bylaws, encroachments, illegal commercial buildings, and non-payment of commercialisation fees in housing schemes and LDA-controlled areas.
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