RDA Reviews Urban Boundaries’ New Determination

RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) held a meeting in Tehsil Hall Gujar Khan on Monday to discuss the new determination of urban boundaries for its Peri-Urban Structure Plan and Side Development Zone. 

The meeting was conducted on the directive of the Director General (DG) of Rawalpindi Development Authority, Muhammad Saif Anwar Jappa. 

The meeting was attended by Assistant Commissioner Gujar Khan, Director Metropolitan Planning and Traffic Engineering (MP&TE) Rawalpindi Development Authority, Muhammad Tahir Meo, Director Land RdA Ghazanfar Ali Awan, Deputy Director Agriculture department, and the Mott Macdonald Pakistan team. 

During the meeting, the consultant of Mott Macdonald Pakistan Company presented the proposals for the Peri-Urban Structure in detail, including the new urban limits and restrictions. The consultant and RDA officers also answered questions about Peri-Urban.

The public has been requested to submit any objections or suggestions related to the Tehsil Gujar Khan Peri-Urban to the offices of the Director Metropolitan Planning RDA and Assistant Commissioner Gujar Khan within the next seven days, so that the objections and suggestions can be included in the plan. 

It should be noted that the Peri-Urban structure plan of tehsils of Rawalpindi, Gujar Khan, Kallar Syedan, Taxila and Kahuta has been completed and uploaded to the RDA website www.rda.gop.pk in the interest of transparency.