‘Green Enclave-II project near completion’

The Federal Government Employees Housing Authority (FGEHA) will complete the development work on the Green Enclave-II residential project for government employees by 2025.

"The first phase of the project is going on vigorously. The Green Enclave-II project is a joint venture of FGEHA, a subsidiary of the Ministry of Housing and Construction, with Sky Garden to provide low-cost plots/flats to government employees," an official told this scribe on Sunday. He said work on the first part of Green Enclave-II was progressing towards completion, which consisted of about 11,000 kanals of land, and the development work on about 2,403 kanals of the first part will be completed by the end of 2025.

The road work and other facilities would also be completed soon as promises made by the housing authority would be fulfilled within the stipulated time, he added. To a question, the official replied that FGEHA is planning to start new residential projects in eight major cities of the country to provide housing to government employees and the public.

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"The authority has already received several applications from land owners, companies and firms interested in the mega projects," he added. He said the applications were invited from land owners, developers, firms and eligible individuals for the supply of land for housing schemes.

The procedure for applications and selection was being followed as per Joint Venture Regulations 2020.

He said the authority was planning to launch new residential projects in eight major cities of the country, including the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 4^th, 2023.