PHOTO: ABID NAWAZ/EXPRESSProperty developers and land mafias have become active in the provincial capital to acquire maximum land in the area falling under Ravi Riverfront Urban Development (RRUD) project. Speaking to The Express Tribune, various citizens highlighted that huge real estate trading activity is being witnessed in areas fall under phase-1 of the project site. He indicated that it was the fifth attempt of the government to initiate development on this project. The idea of Ravi Riverfront project was originally coined right after the partition in 1947 but the consecutive governments have failed to initiate it. A small factory owner, Azmat Ali, complained that it was being heard that the government wants to acquire land at meagre rates.

Source: The Express Tribune November 10, 2020 03:56 UTC