Saqib Ali Haidri
MUZAFFARABAD: Allotment of Plots in Satellite town Langerpura and Thotha delayed for more than 15 months.
PMLN government has formed a cabinet committee consisting of Minister Iftikhar Gillani, MLA Dr. Mustafa Bashir, Senoir Member Board of Revenue, Secretary Law and secretary PPH to resolve this issue, but no action has been taken so far. A delegation of civil society including applicants of plots met chairman Development Authority Muzaffarabad (DAM) Ch. Raqeeb here on Wednesday. Ch. Raqeeb told the delegation that allotment of plots was delayed, because this matter is under consideration of cabinet committee.
Applications received for Langerpura and Thotha satellite towns are 2264 and 89 while plots available are 1652 and 405 respectively. Applicants of 1 kanal plots for langerpura are 331 but available plots are 120, and 25 in thotha for 14 plots. For 10 marla plots, there are 1197 applicants but plots available are 647, same as 521 applications for 7 marla plots but available plots are 416. DAM has received amount of 250.795 million PKR in shape of Pay orders and Demand Drafts but this amount is not yet submitted to any bank.
While talking to delegation Chairman DAM said,†It was unfortunate that when the land was acquired in Langerpura and Thotha, it was decided to give 20% land to previous owners despite the compensation of land acquired was paid.†“The decision of 20% was taken by previous government without consultation with authority, DAM have 735 plots until yet and we requested cabinet committee to solve this issue so DAM can acquire more than 1200 plots and can be given to applicants via lucky drawâ€, Raqeeb added.
DAM is debtor of millions of rupees against the land acquired after court decision given against reference filed. One of the applicant Faisal Jamil told this correspondent that after meeting with chairman DAM, it was decided that the same delegation will meet PM AJK to acquire about poor performance of cabinet committee. “we have been waiting for allotment of these plots for more than 15 months, now we expect to meet PM AJK soon and hoping that PM AJK will take notice on this issue†Jamil added. Applicants demanded PM AJK to take immediate actions on the allotments of plots in satellite town Langerpura and Thotha.
