Islamabad’s Capital Development Authority (CDA) concluded an anti-encroachment operation in the Margalla Hills against illegally constructed infrastructure yesterday.
Prime Minister Imran Khan had reportedly instructed CDA to work against encroachments in the hills, after which it ran three-day long operations, including a major one in the Talhar area on Sunday.
Senior officials, including Deputy Commissioner (DC) Hamza Shafqaat, CDA Director Enforcement Syed Fatehul Manan, and police officers, were present at the occasion.
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DC Shafqaat informed the locals that no one is permitted to alter the landscape of the Margalla Hills via illegal construction activities.
An official of the CDA remarked, “Today, we completed our operation in [the] Talhar area, and now, a plantation drive will be conducted in the area,” and added that private companies are carrying out construction activities in the hills even though the land has been reserved for grassing and not construction.
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According to a press release, “Land mafia had started illegal constructions at the foot of Margalla Hills in Islamabad for some time now, on which the CDA administration with the help of district administration and Islamabad police took timely action and vacated the mountain”.
