Islamabad: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has served notices to the owners of motels and hotels found to be encroaching on the Murree Road’s Right of Way (ROW), according to news reports. These notices will also be served to the establishments that maintain constructed areas beyond their stipulated boundary lines.
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Recently, a statement to this effect was released revealing that these notices had been issued to various hotels, motels, and clubs, instructing them to remove barriers, entry gates, iron grills, guard rooms, generators, and other encroachments from the Murree Road’s ROW. It also stated that to deal with cases of noncompliance, the CDA would conduct an operation along with the capital administration. The list of encroachments includes several hotels and clubs that have been operating for decades in the city.
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The CDA recently concluded an anti-encroachment operation along the IJP Road, opposite the Social Security Hospital. Here, the authorities demolished 80 rooms, 25 washrooms, 15 kitchens, and 20 boundary walls. This drive led to a 200-metre strip of the ROW being vacated.