PHA allottees irked by delays in project

The project was scheduled for the year 2019.

ISLAMABAD:

The allottees of B and E type apartments of the Pakistan Housing Authority (PHA) in Sector I-16 of the federal capital have expressed concern over inordinate delay in completion of the project, which was scheduled for the year 2019.

They claimed on Friday that they had made full payment of their apartments against the determined price in 2019, but were still waiting for possession of the housing units being constructed at an extremely slow pace.

Representatives of the allottees' Interim Welfare Association said that the seriousness of the project management towards the early completion of the apartments could be gauged by the ongoing pace of the work.

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The allottees appealed to the authorities concerned to take notice of the prevailing situation and direct the project management to complete and hand over the flats to their allottees without any further delay. They also demanded an audit of the project, fixing responsibility and compensation against financial loss they suffered due to non-completion of their apartments.

A senior official of the Ministry of Housing and Works said they were restarting stalled schemes and constructing new apartments worth Rs109 billion.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 3^rd, 2021.