RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi Development Authority’s (RDA) Metropolitan Planning and Traffic Engineering Wing is facing a serious shortage of staff and lacks proper digital record-keeping.
According to officials, the wing has asked for more staff, digitisation of records of district roads and housing schemes, and reshuffling of employees to reduce chances of corruption.
In a letter to the RDA Director General, Director Metropolitan Planning and Traffic Engineering Wing Atif Chaudhry said there is an “acute shortage” of staff. He noted that the workload has increased while the limited field staff is responsible for covering large areas, making it difficult to manage.
The letter suggested hiring additional field and office staff, besides reshuffling the current workforce. It proposed that staff who have been working in the planning wing for more than a year should be rotated with the building control wing.
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The director also highlighted that private housing schemes are under close monitoring. He said a large amount of data and files has piled up in the planning wing and stressed the need for immediate digitisation to protect the records.
The letter further recommended installing CCTV cameras in the record room and corridors to safeguard data, recalling that a fire incident had earlier occurred, though no major damage was reported.
