illegal construction: RCB issues notices to buildings owners

RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB), Land Branch under its ongoing campaign against illegal construction has issued 23 notices to owners while two buildings were demolished. RCB spokesman Qaiser Mahmood informed that the Cantonment Board has accelerated its operation against illegal construction and notices are being issued to violators. Four illegal properties were also sealed during the operation, he added. He informed that the board issued 23 notices to the violators in Marble Factory, Usmania Colony, Farooqabad, Quaid-e-Azam Colony and Masrial road areas while the land branch also demolished two buildings erected illegally as the property owners started construction without getting prior approval of their building plans. Raids were conducted by RCB Building Control Branch teams on the directives of Cantonment Executive Officer (CEO). Furthermore, owners of the illegally constructed structures and buildings were issued notices.  

Published in The Express Tribune, July 28^th, 2018.