DG RDA directs strict action against illegal housing schemes.

RAWALPINDI -- Director General (DG) Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) Saif Anwar Jappa here on Thursday directed the authorities concerned to take strict action in accordance with the law against illegal housing schemes.

Chairing a meeting here Thursday, he reviewed the progress of the ongoing operations against illegal housing schemes.

According to RDA spokesman, illegal land conversion, sub-division, illegal advertisements and marketing were also discussed in the meeting and it was decided that the authorities concerned would continue operations and take strict action against illegal housing schemes.

The DG directed the authorities to regularly monitor the activities of the housing schemes.

On the directives of the DG, the authorities had sent letters to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, Federal Investigation Agency (Cyber Crime Wing) Islamabad, and Federal Board of Revenue requesting to stop illegal advertisements of private housing schemes on social media.

The spokesman said that RDA had warned the owners of such projects that without getting No Objection Certificate (NOC) from RDA, no commercial or residential housing project could be launched and all advertisements, marketing and development of such projects would be illegal.

He said that the DG had also advised the citizens not to invest in illegal housing schemes and check the status of the housing projects on RDA's official website...