Housing Ministry not involved in land dispute of SCBA project, Senate body told.

ISLAMABAD -- The Senate Standing Committee on Housing and Works met on Monday under the Chairmanship of Senator Haji Hidayatullah Khan here and discussed the issues of price dispute of land and its possession between the land owners of Village Tamma and Morian and a Housing Society of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA).

Director General (DG) Housing Authority Tariq Rashid informed the committee that there was a dispute between land owners and Housing society and the officials of the Ministry Housing and Works were not involved in the dispute that took place on this land.

He said that the rate was also revised and increased in the villages.

The Secretary Housing argued that the land which was sold by the people five to ten years ago had become expensive today and negotiations were being made to settle the matter and all efforts were being made to speak to all stakeholders, and start development after coming to consensus.

It was informed that a Land Supervisor Committee headed by the then sitting Judge Justice Maqbool Baqir was formed which, after holding meetings with the stakeholders decided a rate of 3,400,000 Per kanal (Rs 1,725,000/- Award amount plus Rs 1675000/- against easement for possession for Moza Mohrian including 15 percent necessary acquisition charges.

He said that FGEHA' Executive Board had also endorsed proposed rate of the said Land Supervisory Committee in its 22nd meeting dated 03-08-2022 which would be applicable on whole Moza Mohrian.

He further informed that as of now statement for almost 800 Kanal land had been recorded in FGEHA's and payment thereof to the respective landowners had also been released , for land Sharing Fardat of around 800 Kanal Land of SCBAP's share had been received out of which 616 kanals were cleared and remaining were under process.

The committee directed to hold meetings between the community and the chief commissioner Islamabad and to play role of a mediator to sought out the matter and make a way forward to redress the matter with consensus. The committee sought report on the same in the next meeting

The committee also discussed the matter of PWD regarding the alleged embezzlement in utilization of SDGs, programme fund at Tribal Districts of Mohmand , Bajaur and Khyber of erstwhile FATA. The matter of irregularities in SDGs programme in PWD projects in Mohmand, Bajaur and Khyber districts was raised by Senator Hilal-ur-Rehman.

He said that PWD hollowing out foundations of the country and...

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