Islamabad: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has sent a summary to the federal government to form a new commission to revise the master plan for Islamabad, news sources reported on December 9.
The Capital Development Authority (CDA) in Islamabad has set up a seven-member committee to improve the building control regulations. The committee will be headed by the director general of design and aims to revise the regulations in order to remove ambiguities. The committee will also work to streamline the building approval process, which currently takes three years for buildings on all sizes of plots. Under the new proposals, the CDA will have to decide on building plans within 10 days of their submission. The official said the changes would be available on the CDA website to help overseas Pakistanis understand the regulations before purchasing plots.
It is important to note that the current Islamabad master plan was prepared by the Greek firm Doxiadis Associates, who recommended that it be revised every 20 years to reflect the passage of time. However, successive governments kept focusing on making selected changes to the master plan rather than revising it.
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