Islamabad: A Capital Development Authority (CDA) committee has identified societies that do not have the requisite amenities and other facilities required under the master plan of the city, a news source reported.
The four-member committee was constituted to scrutinise
housing projects and societies in Islamabad. Reportedly, it has surveyed four
societies so far, while the survey for the fifth society is underway. The
members of the committee include CDA Master Plan director, CDA Master Plan deputy
director, CDA Programming and Evaluation director and an official of the Islamabad
Capital Territory Administration (ICTA) Cooperative Housing Society Department.
As per the news reports, the committee is tasked with examining the layout of projects – including site visits to identify irregularities. The committee also checked the amenity plots earmarked in the project are actually secure. They further analysed availability of graveyards and commercial areas had not been extended beyond the limits of the layout plan, apart from sewerage treatment plants (STPs) being available.
The survey found the societies lacked in all of these aspects.
Only one of the society had an STP installed but it was not functional. Other
amenities including playgrounds, parks, mosques, hospitals, road infrastructure
and a water supply network were either underdeveloped or not build according to
the approved layout plans.
The committee will also submit a detailed report, after
conducting the surveys of all the housing societies.
