RDA sets time limit for approval of projects.

ISLAMABAD -- Chairman Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) said that the provincial government has taken into consideration the policy of providing assistance and facilities to the construction sector in getting approval for its projects from various departments.

He said that the department has set a time limit for the approval of projects in the following four areas and directed for making it easier for them to get approval from various departments.

He said that the department would be bound to submit its complete documents and will approve the submitted maps or other related matters within the stipulated time. 'The general public is advised to take approval from RDA for various works and the following durations have been fixed for approval: 30 days for domestic and commercial maps, 30 days for supplementary maps, 45 days for land use change and 60 days for private housing scheme,' the Chairman stated. He expressed these views while a media briefing about Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) of building plan and housing schemes here on Saturday. On the occasion, Director Admin and Finance RDA Khalid Javed Goraya, Director MP and TE Jamshed Aftab, Deputy Director Sami Ullah Khan Niazi and other RDA...