As many as 4,000 residential houses and flats on ownership basis would be constructed in the Federal Capital for the employees of Capital Development Authority (CDA).

The CDA board gave approval to this effect in a special meeting held here to meet the charter of demand of CDA Union for the employees of the authority.

Five percent quota: The board also approved five percent quota for CDA employees in the new sectors.

It also approved setting up of community centre, bachelor hostels with separate ladies rooms and dispensaries in Ali Pur Farash and Bhara Kahu for its employees.

By Ali Raza
AFTER the collapse of rear side of Alamgir Tower on Main Boulevard, Gulberg, the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) has directed re-examination of majority of the under construction as well as fully built multi-storey buildings in the City.

By Fazal Sher

ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has directed the consultant firm hired for Islamabad master plan’s revision to suggest ways and means for regularisation of unplanned construction in Zone- IV, a senior official told Daily Times on Sunday.

The CDA board issued these directives to consultant Mott McDonaled Pakistan (MMP) during a presentation on master plan revision this week, said the official.

The allottees of Sector G-14 while expressing concern and grievances over not acquiring of land and no construction work in the sector despite lapse of five years have demanded of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and Chief Justice of Pakistan to take notice of the issue.

The scheme was initiated by the Federal Government Employees Housing Foundation in 2003 for those employees of the federal government who were near to retirement while a small share of plots in the scheme was also given to the working journalists of the federal capital.

Saeed Ahmed

Rawalpindi: Like previous two projects of Ring Road, the fate of the third one looks bleak, ‘The News’ has learnt reliably here Saturday.

Sources said that the implementation of the much-trumpeted Ring Road project, which is third of its kind, is impossible because a housing society land comes in the way of the road. The project is to be implemented by Rawalpindi Development Authority from Rawat to IJ Principal Road through a private party.

ISLAMABAD: The CDA plans to construct four parking plazas in the federal capital.

Earlier, it planned three plazas but now it has expanded the plan and there would be a total of seven parking plazas in various parts of the federal capital including Blue Area, G-9 Markaz and Mauve Area.

The CDA has asked seven construction firms to submit financial bids and after finalisation of required formalities the construction will start in the current year, a CDA official said.

ISLAMABAD: The Wafaqi Mohtasib on Tuesday directed the Capital Development Authority (CDA) officials to appear before it along with record of ‘I-15 refund policy’ on August 19.

ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) would soon establish an industrial estate in Sector I-17, said CDA Chairman Kamran Lashari. In this regard, a committee would be constituted to prepare the modalities for development of industrial estate after the acquisition of land.

Addressing a meeting with the executive body of Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) here Tuesday, he said the first meeting of the committee will be held on August 1 and will subsequently meet once in a week.

This will create more jobs, bring in investment, enhance IT exports and stimulate economic growth
Muhammad Kabir

ISLAMABAD: The CDA plans to develop six mini-cities in Zone-IV located in the eastern part of the city, said a senior CDA official Tuesday.He said it had become inevitable to develop such cities owing to increase in population of the federal capital where people belonging to a specified class could be accommodated.He said the CDA would set up six cities including a media city, an education city, an IT city, a business city and a medical city. "Different enclaves will be established for each class to provide enough space for offices, residential area and shopping malls and hotels," he added.

ISLAMABAD - Development work in Sector D-12 is likely to recommence soon as the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has reached on cost escalation agreement with the contractor.
The development work in the sector remains suspended for the last four months due to a row between the city managers and the contractor over cost of the project. The contractor had demanded 140 per cent increase above NIT rates, which the Authority had turned down, offering 117.5 per cent increase above NIT rates only for the work assigned to the contractor in May 2007.

ISLAMABAD - Development work in Sector D-12 is likely to recommence soon as the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has reached on cost escalation agreement with the contractor.
The development work in the sector remains suspended for the last four months due to a row between the city managers and the contractor over cost of the project. The contractor had demanded 140 per cent increase above NIT rates, which the Authority had turned down, offering 117.5 per cent increase above NIT rates only for the work assigned to the contractor in May 2007.

LAHORE - The cartel of encroachment mafia and revenue department have caused inordinate delay in the completion of LDA’s Avenue-I Housing Scheme, launched by City District Government Lahore (CDGL) in 2003 to provide housing facilities to all government servants.

The Federal Government Employees Housing Foundation (FGEHF) has linked issuance of final allotment letters to the allottees of Sector G-14 with payment of Central Excise Duty, recently imposed by the government in federal budget 2008-09.

According to sources in the foundation, the allottees of plots of various sectors, who have not been issued final allotment letters will pay the CED for getting final allotment letters.

Muhammad Anis

Islamabad

Development work in Sector E-12 is likely to be started in the next couple of months by the Capital Development Authority (CDA).

The CDA sources told ‘The News’ that the process to acquire land in Sector E-12, which was opened in late 1980s, has been expedited and so far 20 per cent of the land has been taken over by the authority following demolition of Built up Property (BuP).

Occupant admits possessing state land illegally since 1977 | Plots along Kharak Nullah also being used by illegal occupants | LDA officials found involved in most cases | DCO vows to retrieve state land
Jalilur Rehman
LAHORE: Land grabbers have occupied lands worth billions of rupees in the provincial metropolis. In the area of Sabzazar Scheme of the Lahore Development Authority , the mafia is still occupying precious lands worth Rs.100 millions at Scheme Morr and on the Kharak Nullah from Multan Road to M and N Blocks of the Sabzazar Scheme.

Habib Asgher
ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority has failed to develop Sector I-15 meant for low-income group in two years stipulated time. The work on the sector was started three years back.

In November 2005, with special directives of the then prime minister, CDA held a computerised draw through which it allotted about 4,500 plots and 8,000 flats to low-income citizens. It was decided that CDA would carry out development work within two years and will handover plots to allotted people in the stipulated time. However, the civic agency has failed to do so, The Post has learnt.

People reluctant to vacate dilapidated structures as they have no alternative

The city district government has issued notices to owners of 191 dilapidated houses and buildings being used for commercial and residential purposes.

A survey conducted by ‘The News’ revealed that the dilapidated houses and buildings in various localities of the city were mostly inhabited by middle and lower-middle class families. They pose a serious threat to the lives of residents in the monsoon season.

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Housing and Works Rahmatullah Kakar has said that tremendous opportunities would be available to local and foreign investors in the upcoming mega housing projects.

He expressed these views while talking to delegations from Techno Engineering Consortium and Karcon Construction which called on him here Tuesday.

The delegations evinced keen interest to invest in the upcoming housing projects being undertaken by the Ministry across the country. They gave a detailed presentation about the construction projects being carried out by their respective companies.