LAHORE: The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) has dismantled infrastructure belonging to more than 20 allegedly illegal private housing schemes during a series of operations conducted over the past seven days along Sue Asal, Raiwind Road, Ferozepur Road and Bedian Road.
According to officials, the enforcement drive was carried out by the LDA’s metropolitan planning and enforcement teams with the support of local police. The operations, overseen by LDA directors, targeted roads, on-site offices, boundary walls and other infrastructure constructed without approval from the authority.
On Sue Asal Road, infrastructure at Urban Farms, Posh Housing and Tulip Gardens was dismantled. Similar actions were taken at an illegal land sub-division near Raiwind Road, Al-Hayat Land sub-division close to Gujjar Colony, Hussain Villas adjacent to Pak Arab (Phase-II), and portions of the Irrigation Cooperative Housing Society off Ferozepur Road.
Along with the removal of encroachments, the teams also took down 4,040 illegal advertisement materials, banners, and streamers displayed on the city’s roads and bridges.https://t.co/erbuHhNLS0
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The largest cluster of operations took place along Bedian Road, where structures at Elite Villas, Royal Garden, Green Earth Villas, Golfer Lane 1 and 2, Thethar Garden and Homes, Sofia Farms and Sofia Farms II, Bedian Homes, Aura Bedian/Saista Enclave, Golden Farms, Abdul Razzaq Garden, Orchard Farms and SJ Garden were dismantled.
An LDA official, speaking on Tuesday, said many of the schemes were located in army-controlled, semi-restricted or green areas, where housing development is not permitted as per the master plan. He added that most schemes were already operational, with residents living on site, but the absence of identifiable sponsors left the authority “with no option but to dismantle the illegally developed infrastructure.”
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Separately, LDA town planning teams sealed 95 properties for non-payment of commercialisation fees and penalties imposed for illegal commercial use, a spokesperson said.
Meanwhile, the Lahore city administration reported the removal of 820 major encroachments during operations across various neighbourhoods. Materials used to occupy public space were confiscated, while 4,040 illegal advertisement banners, streamers and signboards displayed on roads and bridges were also taken down.
Lahore Deputy Commissioner Syed Musa Raza, who visited several sites, directed officials to ensure that anti-encroachment actions continue “uninterrupted and without discrimination” to prevent leniency toward violators. He emphasised the need to reclaim footpaths and public walkways, warning that strict legal action would be taken against anyone resisting the drive.
