PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Local Government Department has decided to conduct physical verification of approved housing schemes and building plans across the province, with district-level committees formed to oversee the process.
According to details, the department has introduced a new procedure for inspecting and verifying approved housing and building plans and has issued a formal notification in this regard.
Under the notification, special committees have been constituted at the district level and directed to conduct on-site inspections of approved projects to verify whether construction is being carried out in accordance with the approved plans.
Each district committee will be required to physically verify at least 10 commercial and five residential building plans within its jurisdiction.
Construction to Be Checked Against Approved Plans
The committees will examine whether construction at the sites conforms to the approved building plans, master plans and land-use plans.
During the inspections, officials will closely review several aspects of construction, including the number of floors, building height, parking facilities and compliance with other building control regulations.
The Local Government Department has directed all district committees to complete the physical verification process in a transparent manner and in accordance with the prescribed rules and regulations.
KP launches comprehensive plan to improve underground water levels
Meanwhile, the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has developed a comprehensive plan to improve the continuously declining groundwater level in the province and to control water wastage.
According to official documents, under the new plan, measures will be taken to recycle water from car wash stations and domestic use to make it reusable. It has also been decided to make it mandatory for all new development projects to establish systems for storing rainwater and channelling it underground.
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The documents state that more than 4.5 million liters of rainwater has so far been successfully recharged underground across the province. Data has also been collected for suitable sites in 137 districts of the province to store rainwater.
To improve groundwater levels, a total of 62 locations were identified. Of these, 54 projects have been completed and work is progressing rapidly on 4 more sites. To directly channel rainwater underground, 52 recharge wells have been established, out of which 49 are fully operational. Government sources said that by preventing rainwater from being wasted and recharging groundwater reserves, these steps will help improve water levels in the province. They added that the project will also prove crucial in dealing with the potential risk of future water shortages.
