RAWALPINDI: Ban has been imposed to set up private housing societies in rural areas and the areas allocated for forestry in three Tehsils including Murree, Kotli Sattian and Kahuta in district Rawalpindi by giving them status of estates land.
The ban has been slapped by Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) in the light of Supreme Court (SC) decision. However there will be no restriction on sale and purchase of the land in these rural areas. But private housing societies will not be allowed to be established.
The housing societies were mushrooming in the rural areas due to their attraction and natural beauty. The citizens can purchase land and construct home in the rural areas but the land can not be used for private housing societies.