Captain (ret.) Noor-ul-Amin Mengal, Chairman Capital Development Authority (CDA), led a major operation against encroachment in the capital city yesterday.
The anti-encroachment operation began at Taramari Chowk and ended at Panjgaran on a two-kilometer stretch of Lehtrar Road. Ther, the company, cleared illegal structures encroaching onto the roads.
A number of illegal bus stops were eliminated from Tarnol, and the structures were demolished. The department cleared eleven residential quarters, 53 sheds, two block factories, 35 fruit stalls, and 19 signboards during the operation to clear the road for smooth traffic flow.
On G.T. Road near Tarnol, another team demolished nine kiosks, eight quarters, eleven tire shops, fourteen containers, four eateries, and several other illegal structures.
According to a CDA official, the enforcement wing will continue operations against encroachment in both urban and rural areas of Islamabad, as directed by the CDA chairman.
Margalla Avenue Open for Traffic
The long-awaited Margalla highway is now open. The majority of the northern portion of the road is complete and accessible to regular traffic.
Margalla Avenue is a 33-kilometer road in the Islamabad neighborhood of Margalla Hills. The road provides easy access to the N-5 National Highway from the tenth and eleventh sectors of Islamabad as an alternative to the Srinagar Highway.
The CDA board has also approved the preliminary design of a 3.4-kilometer road in Sangjani that will connect the motorway to Islamabad’s Margalla Avenue. A formal notification stated that the project requires alterations to the master plan for Islamabad.
This is a very long awaited activity. This action, by the Chairman CDA is appropriate in todays situation and depreciating. I hope that other sectors of CDA which awere announced long long years ago should also be taken into consideration by the Chairman CDA. May almighty Allah bless him.
Written by me the word depreciating is wrongly printed. I want to sat “Appreciating “. Please replace this word. Thanks.
Approval of 3.4 km road from Sangjani to motor way is a very timely decision taken by the Chairman CDA. This will be proved very fruitful in future for the people of this area and the travelers of the other cities. Good luck.
It will also be fair to take action is against CDA staff in whose jurisdiction (surely with their collusion), these encroachments were raised.
What about the illegal car showrooms in G8. Taking up all public parking spaces. Are two strong for the Commissioner.
CDA …shut down so many clinics and labs on Mangla Road.. Due to non confirming usage.. It resulted in much hardship for many medical professionals.. But it was a good step… In the interest of fairness and legality… We the near residents appreciated it.
But that very public space and infact much more than that has been given over to the car seller mafia (hand in glove with the relevant beaurocracy)
Now its defecto owned by this uncouth lot who harass us if we object to cars parked on our footpaths near our gates and premesis. We are threatened by their low level sleazy minions, who stare us.
High sounding anti encroachment is ok… But what about this high handed take over of all public spaces.
Mr CDA chairman have you the gal & drive to fix this clear and brazen violation.
I witnessed 1st encroachment drive in G-10/1 I&T center yesterday in the last 30 years. Very good step but it should be a regular feature and not once in a blue moon
What about G9 markaz surroundings.. Due to car seller mafia encroachment..!
Wah je wah CDA ko bhi hooash aa giya sub kuch lotwa kay
اس ملک کی بد قسمتی ھے کہ اس میں آج تک کوئ قابل پالیسی میکر پیدا نہیں ھوا ورنہ یہ سوچ پہلے کیوں نہیں آیا کہ اسکو موٹر وے سے بھی لنک کرنا ھے بحر حال اب بھی اگر یہ کام ھوجائے تو بہتر ھوگا
Who was/were the CDA/government officials at the time these encroachment took place?
Any chance of such operation in I-8 Markaz where eateries are occupying the entire parking lots. No chance of walking on the footpaths. New plazas are built with no parking facility.
Please remove the illegal marquees in e11 also..lots of illegal possession r being done in entire e11.. do something about it as well
Margalla avenue ko motorway SE connect hungami basis per hona chaye he Q k musafat cum he aur takmeel se faida bhot he.
Good decision
These encrochments are made with the help of CDA officials/inspectors, now they are demolished, first punish those inspectors who were responsible in those areas, so that in future these encrochments won’t be done again.
Appreciated…. But kindly also take step to shift the blacksmiths from the shops of I&T center of G-9/1. I am talking avout those shops which are opposite the residential side not opposite the mauve area. More specifically blacksmiths of street 32 & Street 29, G-9/1, Islamabad. They use footpaths and pavements as their workshops and deprive the public to walk on them. They use grinders and cutters making huge noise, break the foothpaths with their heave machinery and hammers. I have already made multiple complaints about it, but nothing is done in this regard to date.