{"id":79549,"date":"2021-09-09T18:04:27","date_gmt":"2021-09-09T13:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=79549"},"modified":"2021-09-09T18:04:31","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T13:04:31","slug":"punjab-planning-unit-master-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/punjab-planning-unit-master-plan.html","title":{"rendered":"Punjab to establish \u2018Strategic Planning Unit\u2019 to revise Rawalpindi\u2019s master plan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rawalpindi: The Punjab government has decided to set up a \u2018Strategic Planning Unit\u2019 at the commissioner\u2019s office to revise Rawalpindi\u2019s master plan, according to news published on Thursday (September 9).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/piciip-begins-preparing-tors-25-year-master-plan.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PICIIP begins preparing TORs for 25-year Rawalpindi master plan<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The commissioner held a meeting to check on the progress of the master plan and urban development under Punjab Land Rules 2020. Rawalpindi Commissioner Gulzar Hussain Shah stated that the protection of agricultural land and lush plots will be ensured under the Punjab Land Rules 2020.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He mentioned that the work on the revision of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/rda-approves-appointment-consultant-rawalpindi-master-plan.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rawalpindi\u2019s master plan<\/a> is a priority and a planning unit is being set up for this purpose. The Strategic Planning Unit will also oversee the implementation of provincial and federal laws in the city\u2019s mega projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to a senior official of the Rawalpindi District Administration (RDA), the green area of the city has shrunken over the years because of the exponential growth of housing societies. Under the law, a greenbelt must be established around the city to keep it pollution-free, however, the housing societies have grabbed the agricultural land.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/award-rawalpindi-master-plan-contract.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RDA begins talks to award Rawalpindi Master Plan development contract<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moreover, the official stated that the city has several planning agencies for building control and city\u2019s growth including Rawalpindi Municipal Corporation, cantonment boards, district administration, RDA, and housing and planning departments. Nonetheless, all these agencies have their own set of rules and regulations and work independently.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The urban sprawl has transformed villages into cities, which has resulted in several environmental problems. To resolve this problem, the construction of houses on agricultural land will be discouraged. The government is focusing on policies to encourage vertical developments within the city limits. In addition to this, the sewerage, water supply, and traffic system will be planned according to modern standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Besides this, Commissioner Gulzar Hussain Shah stated that analysis of population growth in the city, during the last 8 years, should be conducted as it will be useful in formulating development strategy in future. He went on to say that site development zones of Rawalpindi tehsil will be created and regular urban development planning will be done by demarcating urban boundaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/rawalpindi-master-plan-eois-to-be-opened-on-april-29.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rawalpindi Master Plan: EOIs to be opened on April 29<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this regard, RDA, Rawalpindi and Chaklala cantonment boards, Rawalpindi Metropolitan Corporation, and Local Government and Community Development will need to work together for urban development of Rawalpindi.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rawalpindi: The Punjab government has decided to set up a \u2018Strategic Planning Unit\u2019 at the commissioner\u2019s office to revise Rawalpindi\u2019s master plan, according to news published on Thursday (September 9).\u00a0 Read: PICIIP begins preparing TORs for 25-year Rawalpindi master plan The commissioner held a meeting to check on the progress of the master plan and urban development under Punjab Land Rules 2020. Rawalpindi Commissioner Gulzar Hussain Shah stated that the protection of agricultural land and lush plots will be ensured under the Punjab Land Rules 2020.&nbsp; He mentioned that the work on the revision of Rawalpindi\u2019s master plan is a priority and a planning unit is being set up for this purpose. The Strategic Planning Unit will also oversee the implementation of provincial and federal laws in the city\u2019s mega projects. According to a senior official of the Rawalpindi District Administration (RDA), the green area of the city has shrunken over the years because of the exponential growth of housing societies. Under the law, a greenbelt must be established around the city to keep it pollution-free, however, the housing societies have grabbed the agricultural land.\u00a0\u00a0 Read: RDA begins talks to award Rawalpindi Master Plan development contract Moreover, the official stated&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":76191,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15016],"tags":[48094,48091,48093,48092],"persona":[],"class_list":["post-79549","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-developments","tag-punjab-land-rules-2020","tag-punjab-to-establish-strategic-planning-unit-to-revise-rawalpindis-master-plan","tag-rawalpindis-master-plan","tag-strategic-planning-unit","cat-15016-id"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Punjab to set up \u2018Strategic Planning Unit\u2019 for master plan- Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Punjab government has decided to set up a \u2018Strategic Planning Unit\u2019 at the commissioner\u2019s office to revise Rawalpindi\u2019s master plan....\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/punjab-planning-unit-master-plan.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Punjab to set up \u2018Strategic Planning Unit\u2019 for master plan- Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Punjab government has decided to set up a \u2018Strategic Planning Unit\u2019 at the commissioner\u2019s office to revise Rawalpindi\u2019s master plan....\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/punjab-planning-unit-master-plan.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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