Land grabbing mafia goes unchecked in Sector G-14

The encroachments by land mafia in G-14 are still continuing as apparently no tangible measures have been taken to stop illegal constructions in the area despite ban under Section 144. It is feared that the genuine people affected in the process of land acquisition, would be deprived of their due compensation and allottees of the plots in the sector would further suffer due to delay in development work and handing over possession of plots to them.
It seems that the land mafia is active in all three sub-sectors of G-14 and has been constructing dummy houses with cement blocks and factory prepared roofs to include them in the survey list of build-up property compensation. According to reports, the Federal Government Employees Housing Foundation (FGEHF) in 2003 had announced allotment of Sector G-14’s sub sectors 1, 2 and 3 for the different categories of government officers and other segments through balloting.
After receiving applications, almost 8,000 applicants were allotted plots in three sub-sectors and it was expected that within three to four years development of the sector will be completed and possession of the plots will be handed over to the allottees. The administration of the departments concerned at that time put off the matter of built-up property compensation pending due to which now they have got a chance to make money through dummy buildup properties.
Sources on Thursday said that amazingly the rate of encroachment in Sector G-14/1 was much less as compared to other sub-sectors as people pass through this area and they may complain in this regard. Residents of the area said land mafia had been continuously constructing dummy houses and they are not being checked by police and FGEHF officials during this dummy exercise.