Islamabad: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has evacuated 11 sites allocated for parks in various
sectors of the city – and has transferred them to the Environment Wing of the
Municipal Corporation of Islamabad (MCI) for development and preservation
purposes.
The action was authorized on reports that some of the sites allocated for parks were under illegal ownership, due to illicit constructions and the territories being encroached upon by the lawn and garden formations built by adjacent dwellers. The Enforcement Directorate was assigned the task to recover the possession of these sites for allocation to the MCI.
Similarly, a special
operation was launched following the directives of the management; which culminated
in the reclamation of 11 sites. These operations also included the demolition of rooms,
washrooms, kiosks, washrooms, building
material depots, kiosks, and
other site encroachments.
The operation was launched by the Enforcement Directorate in-conjunction with the assistance of the Environment Wing, Islamabad Administration (ICT), Islamabad police, planning wing, and other relevant bodies of the authority.
The sites reserved for parks which have been evacuated include street 73, sector
F-11/1, street 14/8,
sector F-11/1, street 50, sector F-11/4, Chaman Road G-8/1, street 117 service
road (east) sector G-11/3, street
50 sector F-11/3, street 52 sector F-11/2, street 73 sector G-11/2, Rohtas Road G-9/4, street 109 and110
sector G-11/3, Gali 165 sector G-11/1. Additionally, three sites allocated for parks have been referred to
the Planning and Estate
Wing; including street
100 sector G-11/3, street No.67 sector D-12/2, and the land site reserved for a park development in Model Town Hummak.
