Islamabad: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) Building Control Wing (South Division) has identified 597 unauthorised structures spread across Islamabad with advanced geo-tagging technology, according to news published on April 16.
The first stage of geo-tagging properties began approximately 3 months ago, encompassing authorized and unauthorised commercial structures within the purview of the Building Control Wing (South Division). It was highlighted that CDA is initially focused on using the insights collected by this technology to enhance internal procedures and plans to extend this data to citizens (via its official website) in the subsequent stages.
As per the sources, the list of unauthorised properties with their precise coordinates has been duly forwarded to the Directorate of Enforcement for the formulation of a corrective strategy.
Meanwhile, CDA Information Technology Directorate is working to make the data available on the authority’s official website. The authority officials hailed this digital outreach as a significant move in enlightening the public and cultivating awareness to mitigate potential future liabilities. Historically, information has been confined to physical files, lacking a holistic automated mechanism for centralised data collection.
However, a recent comprehensive field survey leveraged geo-tagging via Google Maps, effectively merging vital particulars with precise building locations.
Once available online, a comprehensive repository of information encompassing both commercial and residential structures will be accessible to the public, streamlining future decision-making processes.
This innovative strategy is poised to empower users to swiftly retrieve location coordinates, dimensions, conditions, legal standings, and ownership specifics with a single click.
According to reports, Muhammad Shafi Marwat, the Director of Building Control South, has confirmed the compilation of a roster cataloguing unlawful commercial edifices, each intricately mapped through geo-tagging.
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