{"id":16261,"date":"2023-05-16T16:42:59","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T11:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/?p=16261"},"modified":"2023-05-16T16:42:59","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T11:42:59","slug":"cdas-new-road-project-in-margalla-hills-national-park-draws-criticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/cdas-new-road-project-in-margalla-hills-national-park-draws-criticism\/","title":{"rendered":"CDA&#8217;s New Road Project in Margalla Hills National Park Draws Criticism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has announced its plans to construct a five-kilometer-long road from Pir Sohawa to Bari Imam in the picturesque Margalla Hills National Park (MHNP).<\/p>\n<p>According to Viqar Zakaria, a senior member of the Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB), the stakeholders need to be consulted first as they are likely to see this project as another attempt to serve commercial establishments and real estate developments.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the CDA had set up the Monal Restaurant in the hills and leased it out to a private firm for 15 years.<\/p>\n<p>However, the lease expired in September 2019, and the CDA did not make a new lease agreement due to claims by Army\u2019s Remount, Veterinary and Farms Directorate on the land where the food outlet is set up.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) declared the directorate&#8217;s claim void and directed the IWMB and CDA to seal the premises. Later, the company obtained a stay order from the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both; margin-top:0em; margin-bottom:1em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/cda-considering-to-construct-5km-road-in-margalla-hills-national-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"dofollow\" class=\"uc478e0145236a50b539a442828047d1b\"><style> .uc478e0145236a50b539a442828047d1b { 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; } .uc478e0145236a50b539a442828047d1b:active, .uc478e0145236a50b539a442828047d1b:hover { opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; text-decoration:none; } .uc478e0145236a50b539a442828047d1b { transition: background-color 250ms; webkit-transition: background-color 250ms; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; } .uc478e0145236a50b539a442828047d1b .ctaText { font-weight:bold; color:#F1C40F; text-decoration:none; font-size: 16px; } .uc478e0145236a50b539a442828047d1b .postTitle { color:#eaeaea; text-decoration: underline!important; font-size: 16px; } .uc478e0145236a50b539a442828047d1b: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\">CDA Considering to Construct 5km Road in Margalla Hills National Park<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<p>According to sources, there are 13 other food outlets, including La Montana and Gloria Jeans, in Margalla Hills, which have been disturbing the flora and fauna.<\/p>\n<p>CDA&#8217;s proposed project has drawn criticism as the previous road from Islamabad Zoo to the Gokina area, which was widened during the tenure of former chairman Kamran Lashari, had disturbed the ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>Zakaria rejected CDA\u2019s claim that he had conducted two visits to the proposed road sites, while the CDA had confirmed that the IWMB member had conducted two visits to the proposed site.<\/p>\n<p>Zakaria also suggested that an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) following guidelines for sensitive habitats of Pak-EPA should be prepared before breaking ground.<\/p>\n<p>CDA had stated, \u201cWe have already taken environmentalists on board, particularly Mr. Zakaria, held meetings and conducted site visits.\u201d The project can only be executed after approval from the EPA.<\/p>\n<p><em>Source: DAWN<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has announced its plans to construct a five-kilometer-long road from Pir Sohawa to Bari Imam in the picturesque Margalla Hills National Park (MHNP). According to Viqar Zakaria, a senior member of the Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB), the stakeholders need to be consulted first as they are likely to see this project as another attempt to serve commercial establishments and real estate developments. Furthermore,\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":13119,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/CDA-to-Provide-Financial-Support-to-IWMB-for-Fire-Prevention-on-Margalla-Hills.jpg",1000,560,false],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/CDA-to-Provide-Financial-Support-to-IWMB-for-Fire-Prevention-on-Margalla-Hills.jpg",1000,560,false],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/CDA-to-Provide-Financial-Support-to-IWMB-for-Fire-Prevention-on-Margalla-Hills.jpg",1000,560,false]},"author_name":"Firas Qureshi","categories_name":["News"],"title_text":"CDA\u2019s New Road Project in Margalla Hills National Park Draws Criticism","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=5&exclude=16261","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16261","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=16261"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16261\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}