CS asks LDA to make public service easier
18-12-2024
LAHORE:Punjab Chief Secretary Zahid Akhtar Zaman, on Tuesday, visited Lahore Development Authority (LDA) headquarters and issued instructions regarding the grant of online approval for commercial building maps. Speaking on the occasion, the chief secretary remarked that the provision of facility of online approval of maps, online availability of property status and sifting of records by the LDA is a milestone. He directed the authorities to make the provision of services to the citizens easier through use of Information Technology. The chief secretary also inspected the LDA Citizen Facilitation Centre and Identification Cell. LDA Director General Tahir Farooq briefed the chief secretary about the reforms made in the facilitation centre and the under-construction central monitoring system (control room). The control room comprising artificial intelligence and drone cameras would supervise the working of town planning, engineering, housing and metropolitan. Later, the chief secretary chaired an important meeting related to LDA affairs in which LDA DG gave a briefing on revenue generation and ongoing and proposed projects. The chief secretary appreciated the initiative of LDA to recover 850 kanals of valuable land. He directed the LDA officials to ensure title ownership in its schemes and expedite development works in the LDA City housing scheme. facebooktwitter