{"id":14265,"date":"2023-04-03T17:13:25","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T12:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/?p=14265"},"modified":"2023-04-03T17:13:25","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T12:13:25","slug":"cda-postpones-public-hearing-on-waste-dumping-in-rawalpindi-suburbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/cda-postpones-public-hearing-on-waste-dumping-in-rawalpindi-suburbs\/","title":{"rendered":"CDA Postpones Public Hearing on Waste Dumping in Rawalpindi Suburbs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>RAWALPINDI: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has postponed the public hearing on the dumping of waste from Islamabad on Chak Belli Road in Losar, a suburb of Rawalpindi.<\/p>\n<p>This move came after the Punjab Environment Protection Department opposed the hurriedly called public debate.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the Rawalpindi administration allocated 1200-kanal of land to the CDA in Mauza Losar to dump the capital\u2019s waste in violation of a court order.<\/p>\n<p>Rawalpindi Deputy Commissioner Hasan Waqar Cheema had given formal permission to the CDA to dump all garbage and harmful hospital waste from Islamabad at the Losar dumping site.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both; margin-top:0em; margin-bottom:1em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/islamabad-fails-to-find-permanent-landfill-site-consultant-engaged\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"dofollow\" class=\"u1f5585abc46cd6c2ce082337ce158abf\"><style> .u1f5585abc46cd6c2ce082337ce158abf { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:#2C3E50; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #F1C40F!important; text-decoration:none; } .u1f5585abc46cd6c2ce082337ce158abf:active, .u1f5585abc46cd6c2ce082337ce158abf:hover { opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; text-decoration:none; } .u1f5585abc46cd6c2ce082337ce158abf { transition: background-color 250ms; webkit-transition: background-color 250ms; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; } .u1f5585abc46cd6c2ce082337ce158abf .ctaText { font-weight:bold; color:#F1C40F; text-decoration:none; font-size: 16px; } .u1f5585abc46cd6c2ce082337ce158abf .postTitle { color:#eaeaea; text-decoration: underline!important; font-size: 16px; } .u1f5585abc46cd6c2ce082337ce158abf:hover .postTitle { text-decoration: underline!important; } <\/style><div style=\"padding-left:1em; padding-right:1em;\"><span class=\"ctaText\">ALSO READ<\/span>&nbsp; <span class=\"postTitle\">Islamabad Fails to Find Permanent Landfill Site, Consultant Engaged<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<p>However, the Punjab Environment Protection Department objected to the public hearing&#8217;s hastily called nature, which is against section 9(3) of the environmental regulation.<\/p>\n<p>It also raised concerns about the public hearing&#8217;s location, which is 50 kilometers away from the project site and is inaccessible to residents.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, residents have announced their intent to file a contempt plea against the Rawalpindi administration for allowing the CDA to dump waste at Losar in violation of the court order.<\/p>\n<p>They have also stated that due to the dumping of garbage, citizens are already suffering from various ailments, including cancer, skin diseases, tuberculosis, throat, stomach, and eye irritation.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both; margin-top:0em; margin-bottom:1em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/no-garbage-dumping-on-agri-land-peshawar-high-court-tells-district-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"dofollow\" class=\"ue281a2dc05558626985769e5619a95d9\"><style> .ue281a2dc05558626985769e5619a95d9 { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:#2C3E50; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #F1C40F!important; text-decoration:none; } .ue281a2dc05558626985769e5619a95d9:active, .ue281a2dc05558626985769e5619a95d9:hover { opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; text-decoration:none; } .ue281a2dc05558626985769e5619a95d9 { transition: background-color 250ms; webkit-transition: background-color 250ms; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; } .ue281a2dc05558626985769e5619a95d9 .ctaText { font-weight:bold; color:#F1C40F; text-decoration:none; font-size: 16px; } .ue281a2dc05558626985769e5619a95d9 .postTitle { color:#eaeaea; text-decoration: underline!important; font-size: 16px; } .ue281a2dc05558626985769e5619a95d9:hover .postTitle { text-decoration: underline!important; } <\/style><div style=\"padding-left:1em; padding-right:1em;\"><span class=\"ctaText\">ALSO READ<\/span>&nbsp; <span class=\"postTitle\">No Garbage Dumping On Agri Land: Peshawar High Court Tells District Administration<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government had approved removing the dumping ground spreading on 1,250-kanal at Losar and moving it to Mandra\u2013Chakwal Road.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Rawalpindi administration decided against the order of the high court and allowed the CDA to dump the capital\u2019s waste at the current dumping site.<\/p>\n<p>This move has angered residents, who have vowed not to permit any truck or vehicle to dump garbage at Losar after Eid-ul-Fitr.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both; margin-top:0em; margin-bottom:1em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/ruda-to-turn-lahore-landfill-sites-into-public-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"dofollow\" class=\"u688febf321ccdbedb78a3e9c58f863f6\"><style> .u688febf321ccdbedb78a3e9c58f863f6 { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:#2C3E50; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #F1C40F!important; text-decoration:none; } .u688febf321ccdbedb78a3e9c58f863f6:active, .u688febf321ccdbedb78a3e9c58f863f6:hover { opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; text-decoration:none; } .u688febf321ccdbedb78a3e9c58f863f6 { transition: background-color 250ms; webkit-transition: background-color 250ms; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; } .u688febf321ccdbedb78a3e9c58f863f6 .ctaText { font-weight:bold; color:#F1C40F; text-decoration:none; font-size: 16px; } .u688febf321ccdbedb78a3e9c58f863f6 .postTitle { color:#eaeaea; text-decoration: underline!important; font-size: 16px; } .u688febf321ccdbedb78a3e9c58f863f6:hover .postTitle { text-decoration: underline!important; } <\/style><div style=\"padding-left:1em; padding-right:1em;\"><span class=\"ctaText\">ALSO READ<\/span>&nbsp; <span class=\"postTitle\">RUDA to Turn Lahore Landfill Sites into Public Park<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<p>According to Mohammad Asif advocate and Imran Aziz, who represents the residents, the high court had decided to remove the dumping ground from Losar and shift it to Mandra Road on their earlier petition.<\/p>\n<p>They said that Islamabad is a separate district, so how can the garbage of the federal capital be dumped in Punjab? They have decided to challenge the decision in the high court.<\/p>\n<p>The CDA has decided to contact the Punjab caretaker government to set a new date for the public hearing to obtain the NOC after failing to obtain it swiftly, declaring the project environmental-friendly.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, the Lahore High Court Rawalpindi bench ruled that the garbage dumping site at Losar, covering 1,250-kanal, was illegal and unlawful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RAWALPINDI: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has postponed the public hearing on the dumping of waste from Islamabad on Chak Belli Road in Losar, a suburb of Rawalpindi. This move came after the Punjab Environment Protection Department opposed the hurriedly called public debate. Last week, the Rawalpindi administration allocated 1200-kanal of land to the CDA in Mauza Losar to dump the capital\u2019s waste in violation of a court order. Rawalpindi\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":9735,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Islamabad-Landfill-Site.jpg",1000,560,false],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Islamabad-Landfill-Site.jpg",1000,560,false],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Islamabad-Landfill-Site.jpg",1000,560,false]},"author_name":"Firas Qureshi","categories_name":["News"],"title_text":"CDA Postpones Public Hearing on Waste Dumping in Rawalpindi Suburbs","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=5&exclude=14265","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14265"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14265\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}