LDA auctioned plots at Model Town
Lahore—All the four plots reserved for construction of apartments in Model Town Extension Scheme were auctioned for a sum of Rs.329.9 million by the Lahore Development Authority on Monday.
Model Town Extension: ‘No graveyard to bury our dead’
LAHORE: Residents of Model Town Extension have complained about a lack of space for the burial of their dead. They say residents of Samsani village, in Johar Town, are preventing them from using a graveyard set aside by the Lahore Development Authority for their use. They also complain that the graveyard is too far away[…]
Right of way: Road under flyover to be reserved for Model Town
LAHORE: The 10-metre road corridor beneath the Kalma Chowk flyover Lahore will be made into a one-way lane for motorists travelling to Model Town, even though it has been marked for use as a bus lane in plans for a citywide bus system. Workers have begun paving the road corridor, after which they will start[…]
Underpass at Model Town Mor
LAHORE, Aug 18: The Punjab government has decided to build an underpass at Model Town Mor instead of Kalma Chowk, officials told Dawn on Thursday. It has also been decided to construct another flyover at Muslim Town Mor (Ferozepur Road), keeping in view the frequent traffic jams occurring there.
Illegal gates inconvenience residents
LAHORE: Residents of various housing societies have been facing severe problems for the past many months as the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) and City District Government Lahore (CDGL) have failed to remove gates installed illegally in the societies.
Court cancels property ownership bar by LDA
LAHORE – Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed of the Lahore High Court on Wednesday set aside a notification earlier issued by the Lahore Development Authority through which property ownerships/titles of several Model Town Extension residents were cancelled.
Model Town Extension: LDA stopped from razing properties
LAHORE, May 2: The Lahore High Court on Monday restrained the Lahore Development Authority from taking any coercive action against several residents of the Model Town Extension who challenged cancellation of their properties’ ownership by the authority.
Anti-Encroachment drive: Don’t knock it till you’ve tried everything else
LAHORE: Protests and wrangles between traders and the district government are becoming routine during the City District Government Lahore (CDGL) and with Lahore Development Authority (LDA) anti-encroachment drive. Traders are also claiming that the drive is biased and certain segments are being targeted more heavily. Protests have been observed in several towns during the anti-encroachment[…]
Driving the point home: On the road for hours
LAHORE: Development work on some of the city’s main roads means that most commuters are liable to spend their summer caught in traffic jams. The Punjab government has started major road repairs and construction of new underpasses and a flyover along several main roads in the city. Multan Road has been under construction for more[…]
An urban planning disaster in Lahore
On March 4, 2011, the chief minister of Punjab laid the foundation stone of the Kalma Chowk underpass on Lahore’s Ferozepur Road. According to press reports, the chief minister has directed the project be completed by August 14, this year. The quick announcement and groundbreaking of this Rs2.3 billion project is an example of poor[…]