Green areas would be designated in Punjab district master plans

The news from May 11 says that Caretaker Local Government Minister Ibrahim Murad told the right people to mark the green areas in the master plans of 11 districts in Punjab in order to fight pollution and protect farming land.

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The minister led a meeting to talk about how the master plan for 11 districts in Punjab was coming along. During the meeting, he said that no new housing projects will be allowed in the green area, and those projects that are already using green areas without permission will be punished severely. Minister Murad also said that business zones or economic routes are important for boosting business and commerce in small towns. The minister said that this will help local people get jobs.

Umm Laila Naqvi, the project director for the Local Government Department, said that master plans were being made for Sialkot, Okara, Khanewal, Rahim Yar Kha, Muzaffargarh, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Bahawalpur, Dera Ghazi Kha, Sahiwal, and Vehari. She then said that Land Use Classification Maps had been made for 11 areas and sent to the Deputy Commissioners for approval. Once it is accepted, plans for how to use the land will be made.