LAHORE: The Lahore Development Authority (LDA)’s teams on Monday carried out operations in various
areas of the city, sealing illegal constructions and recovering properties from the hands of land grabbers.
A major operation in Sabazazar Scheme by the LDA’s Estate Management Directorate-II staff resulted i
n the retrieval of 20 plots of various sizes in different blocks of the scheme which were worth millions,
The plots included seven properties each measuring 10 marlas, in block A; a similar sized plot in E block; seven plots of seven marlas and two of three and a half marlas in block H-1; a plot of f
ive marlas in block L and two plots, each measuring f
ive marlas, in block M of the scheme.
In additio
n the Commercialization Directorate Town Planning Wing sealed six marriage halls in New Garden Town. The halls had been constructed in contravention of building by-laws. None of these marriage halls fulfilled the requisite conditions however the owners had illegally set up these v
entures by getting plans, for constructing residences or office buildings at the sites, approved. The buildings included the Graci
ous Marriage Hall, Sapphire Marriage Hall, Mughal-e-Azam Marriage Hall, Grand Marquee, Zouj Marriage Hall and Noor Jehan Marriage Hall.