LAHORE: A team of the Lahore Development Authority`s Town Planning Wing (Zone-II) on Monday launched a major operation on Multan Road, sealing seven business premises, including five authorised dealers of automobile companies.

According to official sources, the LDA team led by the town planning director (Zone-II) sealed the premises after their owners built structures in violation of the building regulations and land use rules without getting commercial status for their properties.

The businesses premises sealed by the team included Suzuki Adil Zafar Motors, Toyota Ravi Motors, ISUZU Ravi Motors, Haval GMC Motors, Honda Haseeb Motors, KFC Thokar and a tyre shop.

`Around 15 days ago, the business premises were served notices to visit LDA and furnish the record related to the property (revenue record, commercial status, land use conversion etc) within 10 days.

But they didn`t do it, forcing the authority to take this action,` LDA Director Salman Mehfooz told Dawn when contacted.

He said the Multan Road is list-A road that means it is opened to commercial activities after approval from the LDA.

`But the aforementioned premises have nocommercial status that canbe obtainedunderthe law after paying the requisite fee to the LDA.

Moreover, there are also some flaws in construction of the structures that can also be regularised if allowed under the regulations keeping in view the gravity of the offence.

CLEANLINESS: The Lahore Waste Management Company says its cleanliness operation is under way across the city.

`Special cleanliness measures are being taken to make the city clean including mechanical sweeping and washing of the 944 major and minor roads across the city, said an LWMC spokesman in a statement on Monday.

He said the duration for mechanical sweeping and washing in the day shift has been extended to further improve cleanliness operation. In the night shift, teams are ensuring cleaning of commercial markets, while the mechanical washing of the main roads is also being done.

`More than 220 sanitary workers have been assigned for manual sweeping and washing of roads in night shift.

Special mechanical sweeping and washing was also done on Monday at Shahrah-i-Quaid-iAzam, Jail Road, GOR, Queens Road while mechanical washing and sweeping on Gulberg Main Boulevard, Canal Road is being done on a daily basis,` he said.