LAHORE: The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) has sealed 10 marriage halls, 11 res
idential properties and tore down boundary walls of private housing schemes during a crackdown on illegal constructions on Saturday.
S
taff of Commercialisation Directorate Town Planning Wing of the LDA sealed 10 marriage halls on Ferozepur Road. Sources said that these marriage halls were constructed in “contravention” of building by-laws. The minimum plot size required for constructing a marriage hall was four kanals and two kan
als had to be left vacant for par
king vehicles, but none of these marriage halls had fulfilled these conditions. “The owners of these buildings had illegally set up these ventures after getting approval for constructing residences or office buildings,” they added.
Those marriage halls sealed include Taj Mehal, Prince Hall, New Prince, Challet Marriage Hall, Sorraj Marriage Hall, Tariq Lawn, Shahid Marriage, Naqshbandi Hall, Star Gate and Dewani Akbari.
Separately, during its operation against illegal housing schemes as well as unlawful constructions, s
taff of Town Planning Wing of LDA demolished boundary walls of Madina View Society.
The authority also sealed 11 res
idential properties in Johar Town, Wapda Town, Quaid-e-Azam Town and N
ew garden Town over commercial use of res
idential buildings.
