{"id":18742,"date":"2023-08-17T16:39:40","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T11:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/?p=18742"},"modified":"2023-08-17T16:39:40","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T11:39:40","slug":"unapproved-building-plans-raise-questions-for-islamabad-and-rawalpindi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/unapproved-building-plans-raise-questions-for-islamabad-and-rawalpindi\/","title":{"rendered":"Unapproved Building Plans Raise Questions for Islamabad and Rawalpindi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: The city administrators of Islamabad and Rawalpindi are collaborating to address a perplexing situation where building plans for certain properties in Islamabad were mistakenly approved by Rawalpindi authorities due to unclear boundary demarcations between the two cities.<\/p>\n<p>This issue has arisen primarily near areas like Grand Trunk (GT) Road, Kotha Kalan, Sohan, and Faizabad.<\/p>\n<p>The Capital Development Authority (CDA) and Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) have encountered this challenge due to overlapping boundaries.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both; margin-top:0em; margin-bottom:1em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/rdas-clampdown-against-housing-societies-militia-intensifies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"dofollow\" class=\"ub170f2c6a408612e2092966dfa2a662e\"><style> .ub170f2c6a408612e2092966dfa2a662e { 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; } .ub170f2c6a408612e2092966dfa2a662e:active, .ub170f2c6a408612e2092966dfa2a662e:hover { opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; text-decoration:none; } .ub170f2c6a408612e2092966dfa2a662e { transition: background-color 250ms; webkit-transition: background-color 250ms; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; } .ub170f2c6a408612e2092966dfa2a662e .ctaText { font-weight:bold; color:#F1C40F; text-decoration:none; font-size: 16px; } .ub170f2c6a408612e2092966dfa2a662e .postTitle { color:#eaeaea; text-decoration: underline!important; font-size: 16px; } .ub170f2c6a408612e2092966dfa2a662e: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\">RDA's Clampdown Against Housing Societies' Militia Intensifies<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<p>As per the details, RDA approved building plans for around a dozen projects that inadvertently fell within Islamabad&#8217;s jurisdiction.<\/p>\n<p>The RDA proceeded with these approvals because the revenue record of some estates in Islamabad is managed by Rawalpindi&#8217;s revenue department.<\/p>\n<p>To resolve this issue, a committee led by CDA&#8217;s Member Planning, Waseem Hayat Bajwa, convened to discuss the matter, involving officials from CDA, RDA, Rawalpindi Cantonment Board, and the revenue department of Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration.<\/p>\n<p>The committee was authorized by the CDA board to examine this issue on a case-by-case basis.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both; margin-top:0em; margin-bottom:1em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/should-footpaths-green-patches-be-resumed-for-public-use-cda-chairman-seeks-suggestions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"dofollow\" class=\"u7ff814944d1122c5059589e47520eabd\"><style> .u7ff814944d1122c5059589e47520eabd { 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; } .u7ff814944d1122c5059589e47520eabd:active, .u7ff814944d1122c5059589e47520eabd:hover { opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; text-decoration:none; } .u7ff814944d1122c5059589e47520eabd { transition: background-color 250ms; webkit-transition: background-color 250ms; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; } .u7ff814944d1122c5059589e47520eabd .ctaText { font-weight:bold; color:#F1C40F; text-decoration:none; font-size: 16px; } .u7ff814944d1122c5059589e47520eabd .postTitle { color:#eaeaea; text-decoration: underline!important; font-size: 16px; } .u7ff814944d1122c5059589e47520eabd: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\">Should Footpaths, Green Patches be Resumed for Public Use? CDA Chairman Seeks Suggestions<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<p>A plan is also underway to present specific cases to the committee for decision in future meetings.<\/p>\n<p>This boundary confusion and unauthorized approvals scenario emerged in 2018 after a Survey of Pakistan was conducted to mark the boundaries of Islamabad.<\/p>\n<p>It was revealed that Rawalpindi had approved building plans for projects within Islamabad&#8217;s jurisdiction.<\/p>\n<p>The matter was referred to the CDA, and discussions took place in March and June of this year.<\/p>\n<p>To tackle this situation, the CDA board formed a committee, setting a cutoff date of December 31, 2022, beyond which buildings won&#8217;t be considered for legalization.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both; margin-top:0em; margin-bottom:1em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/were-going-all-out-to-address-citizens-grievances-chairman-cda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"dofollow\" class=\"ua3518bc4ffdb03a1ab17eba812a7abaf\"><style> .ua3518bc4ffdb03a1ab17eba812a7abaf { 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; } .ua3518bc4ffdb03a1ab17eba812a7abaf:active, .ua3518bc4ffdb03a1ab17eba812a7abaf:hover { opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; text-decoration:none; } .ua3518bc4ffdb03a1ab17eba812a7abaf { transition: background-color 250ms; webkit-transition: background-color 250ms; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; } .ua3518bc4ffdb03a1ab17eba812a7abaf .ctaText { font-weight:bold; color:#F1C40F; text-decoration:none; font-size: 16px; } .ua3518bc4ffdb03a1ab17eba812a7abaf .postTitle { color:#eaeaea; text-decoration: underline!important; font-size: 16px; } .ua3518bc4ffdb03a1ab17eba812a7abaf: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\">We're Going All Out to Address Citizens' Grievances: Chairman CDA<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The officials suggested that if RDA approved a building plan within Islamabad&#8217;s limits, they should pay the fee to CDA, and such cases should be dealt with according to CDA&#8217;s by-laws.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, if CDA approved a building plan in Rawalpindi, the fee should go to Rawalpindi&#8217;s concerned departments, which should handle these cases according to their by-laws.<\/p>\n<p>The committee&#8217;s focus is not only on resolving the building plan issue but also relocating pending revenue records from Rawalpindi to Islamabad for enhanced functionality.<\/p>\n<p><em>Source: DAWN<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: The city administrators of Islamabad and Rawalpindi are collaborating to address a perplexing situation where building plans for certain properties in Islamabad were mistakenly approved by Rawalpindi authorities due to unclear boundary demarcations between the two cities. This issue has arisen primarily near areas like Grand Trunk (GT) Road, Kotha Kalan, Sohan, and Faizabad. The Capital Development Authority (CDA) and Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) have encountered this challenge due\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":18743,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ProProperty-Design-Template-1000x560-3-2.jpg",1000,560,false],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ProProperty-Design-Template-1000x560-3-2.jpg",1000,560,false],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ProProperty-Design-Template-1000x560-3-2.jpg",1000,560,false]},"author_name":"Firas Qureshi","categories_name":["News"],"title_text":"Unapproved Building Plans Raise Questions for Islamabad and Rawalpindi","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=5&exclude=18742","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18742","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=18742"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18742\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}