SHC seeks reply from DHA

[Salman]

The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday sought comments from the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) and other provincial authorities on an application of real estate concern seeking resumption of construction work on a flyover and two underpasses in Clifton area.

The counsel for Bahria Town filed an application requesting court to allow it to resume construction work on the traffic improvement project as Sepa has given an EIA report on the project.

He submitted that following the court directives, the KMC approached the Sepa to obtain a mandatory environmental impact assessment (EIA) report on the project. He added that since the Sepa had accorded its approval to the project on August 5, the builder be allowed to start work on the project.

He told the judge that SHC’s division bench had also dismissed the DHA’s petition through which it challenged Sepa’s EIA report. Hence, he pleaded the court to allow Bahria Town to resume work on the project.

After the preliminary hearing, the single bench headed by Justice Muneeb Akhtar issued notice to relevant authorities to file comments on application by October 22.