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Islamabad Development News :CDA to spend Rs 257 million on development of Ankara Park

Capital Development Authority (CDA) would spend Rs. 257 million on development of Ankra Park on the Club Road and is pursuing a comprehensive and integrated programme or the upgradation and provision of quality entertainment facilities in the other parks of the city as part of its efforts for improvement environment of the Federal Capital.

This was stated by Chairman CDA, Engineer Farkhand Iqbal while apprising the Chairman, Prime Minister Task Force on Islamabad, Faisal Sakhi Butt during visit of Ankara Park to inspect the development work being carried out by the Authority. Members of the Task Force, Member Environment, CDA Mian Waheed Uddin and other senior officers were also present on the occasion.

Chairman CDA said that the ongoing developments in the parks are being completed on priority basis and missing facilities, especially in the small parks are being provided. The facilities underdevelopment would soon be opened for the public to add colours to the beauty of the Federal Capital and provide quality entertainment infrastructure to the residents.

Chairman Prime Minister Task Force on Islamabad, Faisal Sakhi Butt said that government is fully committed to make Islamabad a model metropolitan of the world and all out support would be extended to CDA for conserving the green character of the city improving its environment and providing quality entertainment facilities in different areas of the city. Chairman CDA apprised the task force that PC-I for the development and upgradation of the Ankara Park has been completed and work would soon commence on the improvement of different facilities in the park. It would be equipped with the beautiful and state-of-the-art dancing fountain to provide unprecedented entertainment to the residents and the people visiting Islamabad from within the country and abroad. He said that the upgradation include establishment of story gardens, soft landscaping and spacious parking facility. He also apprised the chairman of the task force that 90 % of the development work in the Fatima Jinnah (F-9) Park has been completed and efforts have been geared up to complete the remaining work so that the residents could avail the facilities being developed for their entertainment. He said that the Authority has already directed for early completion of the ongoing development work in the Lake View Park including the entertainment hub and water sports facility.

Chairman Prime Minister Task Force, Faisal Sakhi Butt asked CDA to restore the natural and charismatic beauty of the natural streams and nullahas flowing through the Federal Capital. He said that these natural streams and ravines were once the hallmark of Islamabad but with the passage of time these have badly been polluted. He said that different households and katchi abadis constructed along these ravines and natural streams channeled their sewage into these nullas, which further deteriorated the situation. He called upon the CDA to come up with some solid project for cleaning of these nullahas and restoring their nostalgic beauty. Chairman CDA immediately directed the concerned formations of the Authority to appoint an independent Project Director and actively pursue different measures being taken in this regard. The task force assured CDA to take up the matter with different organization from its platform to materialize the poject.
Chairman Prime Minister Task Force, Faisal Sakhi Butt that the Prime Minister of Pakistan has directed for development of entertainment facilities on modern line, as per international standards with the assurance of all the precautionary safety measure and environmental friendly initiatives to provide quality entertainment to the people visiting Islamabad as the Federal Capital is the face of the country. He said that all the illegal connections of the sewage being channeled into the natural streams should be plugged and the process of upgradation of these streams and that of the imposing fines for illegal connections should be proceeded simultaneously. He said that the park in the G and I Series Sectors should be provided all the missing facilities to make them at par with the entertainment facilities in posh areas of the city.

Tag : Capital Development Authority, Club Road, Ankara Park, Fatima Jinnah (F-9) Park, Lake View Park, CDA , Federal Capital, CDA , Islamabad deveopment news

Islamabad Property News :CDA to properly advertise auctioning in future

Islamabad—The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has decided to properly advertise auctioning in future. According to details, DG Environment Dr Sheikh Muhammad Suleman said to make the process of auctioning more transparent CDA has decided to advertise the tenders in newspapers.

He said that earlier bidding of trees was done on notice board. Muhammad Suleman said that CDA was taking steps to make the environment of the federal capital green adding that only dry trees are sold and new plants are being planted in the place.

He said that trees theft will strictly be monitored and CDA would take stern action against anyone found involved in trees theft. DG environment said that the course of action will earn revenue for CDA in transparent way

Tag : Capital Development Authority, CDA, CDA Aution, plot for auction, Tenders, Federal Capital, Islamabad Proeprty News

CDA eyes Park Enclave development as alternative

ISLAMABAD – Losing all hopes to “make money” from the controversial LED lights project after Asian Development Bank (ADB) refused to provide soft loan to the Capital Development Authority (CDA) for the purpose, now those, who are designated by the PM to oversee the affairs of the CDA, are eyeing another project worth Rs 4 billion for development of Park Enclave.Efforts from some quarters are under way to manipulate the process of awarding contract of development of Park Enclave, whose successful execution would help restore the credibility of CDA to some extent among the investors.As first step, the opportunists making mockery of merit have managed to get appointed an officer who does not possess relevant qualification required to fulfil the responsibilities against the technical post of CDA Member Planning and Design, allegedly to manipulate the process of award of contract.The newly appointed CDA Member (P&D) Aziz Qureshi holds masters degreein chemistry, and was serving the Science and Technology wing of the Planning Commission prior to his recent posting.Newly appointed Chairman CDA Farkhand Iqbal, whose parent department is also Planning Commission, has picked up Qureshi for the task and managed to get the appointment orders from the Establishment division in the late hours of Friday following the efforts of Chairman of a dubious task force in this regard.The former Member Planning Tahir Shamshad was transferred at a crucial time when the presentation by the pre-qualified construction firms on their technical bids was in progress. .

Tag : Capital Development Authority, Park Enclave, CDA , CDA Map, Asian Development Bank

CDA eyes Park Enclave development as alternative

ISLAMABAD – Losing all hopes to “make money” from the controversial LED lights project after Asian Development Bank (ADB) refused to provide soft loan to the Capital Development Authority (CDA) for the purpose, now those, who are designated by the PM to oversee the affairs of the CDA, are eyeing another project worth Rs 4 billion for development of Park Enclave.Efforts from some quarters are under way to manipulate the process of awarding contract of development of Park Enclave, whose successful execution would help restore the credibility of CDA to some extent among the investors.As first step, the opportunists making mockery of merit have managed to get appointed an officer who does not possess relevant qualification required to fulfil the responsibilities against the technical post of CDA Member Planning and Design, allegedly to manipulate the process of award of contract.The newly appointed CDA Member (P&D) Aziz Qureshi holds masters degreein chemistry, and was serving the Science and Technology wing of the Planning Commission prior to his recent posting.Newly appointed Chairman CDA Farkhand Iqbal, whose parent department is also Planning Commission, has picked up Qureshi for the task and managed to get the appointment orders from the Establishment division in the late hours of Friday following the efforts of Chairman of a dubious task force in this regard.The former Member Planning Tahir Shamshad was transferred at a crucial time when the presentation by the pre-qualified construction firms on their technical bids was in progress. .

Tag : Capital Development Authority, Park Enclave, CDA , CDA Map, Asian Development Bank

sub-standard housing societies eating up the historical city

LAHORE: The mushroom growth of ill-planned and sub-standard housing societies has marred the charm of the historical city of Lahore, as around 90 percent of the new housing schemes are built in violation with the set rules and regulations of development and maintenance.

Daily Times has learnt that of the 231 housing societies across the metropolis that have been approved by the Lahore Development Authority (LDA), over 75 percent are either undeveloped or partially developed. Hence, only 25 percent societies are developed of which most are poorly maintained.

According to the LDA’s rules and regulations, a new housing society should be developed within a time period of five years. To ensure this, the LDA mortgages 30 percent plots of a society and releases them as the society grows and develops. If a society does not complete the development work within the stipulated period, it is served a notice by the LDA. In case the society’s administration does not take the notice seriously and shows unwillingness in completing the development work, the LDA can take over the society and start developing it by selling the mortgaged plots.

Nevertheless, it has been learnt that a large number of housing societies stand incomplete despite a passage of 10 to 15 years. Moreover, except for sending notices to them time and again, the LDA so far had not taken any serious action against the societies’ administrations. “The LDA can only serve notices to the housing societies defying its rules and regulations, however, it cannot take stern action against them owing to a lack of powers,” a senior LDA official told Daily Times, adding, “It is not possible for the LDA to take over a large number of housing societies, as it requires extra funds and manpower”.

Keeping in view the magnitude of the problem, the steps taken by the city government with regards to such housing societies uptil now can only be considered as insufficient.

Talking to Daily Times, Chief Metropolitan Planner Waseem Ahmad Khan said the LDA had served notices to those housing societies that had completed 60 to 70 percent development work or less. He said the LDA had taken over the Venice Housing Society and was carrying out the development work there. Khan added that the LDA planned to take over other societies as well, including Formanites Society, Shadaab Colony and Naz Town.

Sources told Daily Times that some of the new housing societies were approved in sheer violation of the Integrated Master Plan 2021 for the city, hence, they were to be blamed for the abnormal expansion of the metropolis. Also, these poorly-planned societies do not meet the residential and environmental standards, as they lack adequate community centres, service roads, parks, green belts, etc.

The citizens, especially the senior members, have expressed serious concern over the adverse impact of the “sub-standard” housing societies and the irregular expansion of the city.

“Unchecked growth of sub-standard housing societies will eat up the historical city of Lahore and if the phenomenon continued, a time will come when people will forget about the real Lahore altogether,” said a senior citizen, Sheikh Aslam
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Tag : Lahore Property News, Historical City, Sub Standerd Housing Societies, Formanites Society, Shadaab Colony, Naz Town, Venice Housing Society , Lahore Deveopment Authority, LDA, Lahore Master Plan, Lahore Map,

Lahore Ring Road: Commuters to pay tax through 14 toll plazas

Lahore :“Fourteen toll plazas will be constructed on the northern loop of the Ring Road, the Lahore Ring Road (LRR) deputy project director, Najam Waheed, told The Express Tribune on Tuesday.

These include Niazi Chowk, Mehmood Booti, GT Road, Harbanspura, Abdullah Gul, and Packages 6,10 7, and 11. However, rates for the toll tax have not been revealed yet.

Waheed said motorcycles and rickshaws would not be allowed to enter the Ring Road once it is completed by the end of February.

The northern loop was originally scheduled to be complete by November 2011. Waheed said currently motorcyclists mostly used the Ring Road till the Bhatta Chowk Interchange to enter and exit Defence.

“As soon as the toll plazas are set up, bikes and rickshaws will instantly be banned on the Ring Road. The Ring Road is a fast moving track and slow moving vehicles will not only endanger their own lives but also the lives of other commuters.”

Zubair Jan, a resident of Defence, said that the road ahead of Bhatta Interchange was only used by racers. He said most of them performed stunts and there were no traffic police to address to stop them.

Reasons for delay

As many as 35 km of the 40 km long northern loop has been completed.

Work on the remaining section (package 14, 16 and 17) was inaugurated in April last year. It was to be complete by November.

Lahore Commissioner Jawad Rafique Malik, who is the Lahore Ring Road project director, told The Express Tribune the two packages would be completed by the end of February. He attributed the delay in construction to the time taken in acquiring land and setting up the Ring Road Authority.

The LRR northern loop’s fifth and final interchange (package 15) had been inaugurated a month earlier by Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif. The commissioner hoped that work on the southern loop, linking the road to the motorway, would be completed by the end of 2012.

The Southern loop will have five interchanges. It is divided in four sections and is 48 km long.

A Nespak official said an international firm will build the southern loop on a build, operate and transfer (BOT) basis. He said the eight kilometre southern loop stretch connecting Package 17 to Ferozepur Road would take at least eight months to complete.

Tag : Nespak , BOT, Ferozpur Road,, Lahore Ring Road, Southern Loop, Norther Loop, LRR northeren loop , LRR Southern Loop, Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, Niazi Chowk Interchange, Mehmood Booti Interchange, GT Road Interchange, Harbanspura Interchange, Abdullah Gul Intercahange , Bhatta Chowk Interchange

Lahore Ring Road: Commuters to pay tax through 14 toll plazas

Lahore :“Fourteen toll plazas will be constructed on the northern loop of the Ring Road, the Lahore Ring Road (LRR) deputy project director, Najam Waheed, told The Express Tribune on Tuesday.

These include Niazi Chowk, Mehmood Booti, GT Road, Harbanspura, Abdullah Gul, and Packages 6,10 7, and 11. However, rates for the toll tax have not been revealed yet.

Waheed said motorcycles and rickshaws would not be allowed to enter the Ring Road once it is completed by the end of February.

The northern loop was originally scheduled to be complete by November 2011. Waheed said currently motorcyclists mostly used the Ring Road till the Bhatta Chowk Interchange to enter and exit Defence.

“As soon as the toll plazas are set up, bikes and rickshaws will instantly be banned on the Ring Road. The Ring Road is a fast moving track and slow moving vehicles will not only endanger their own lives but also the lives of other commuters.”

Zubair Jan, a resident of Defence, said that the road ahead of Bhatta Interchange was only used by racers. He said most of them performed stunts and there were no traffic police to address to stop them.

Reasons for delay

As many as 35 km of the 40 km long northern loop has been completed.

Work on the remaining section (package 14, 16 and 17) was inaugurated in April last year. It was to be complete by November.

Lahore Commissioner Jawad Rafique Malik, who is the Lahore Ring Road project director, told The Express Tribune the two packages would be completed by the end of February. He attributed the delay in construction to the time taken in acquiring land and setting up the Ring Road Authority.

The LRR northern loop’s fifth and final interchange (package 15) had been inaugurated a month earlier by Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif. The commissioner hoped that work on the southern loop, linking the road to the motorway, would be completed by the end of 2012.

The Southern loop will have five interchanges. It is divided in four sections and is 48 km long.

A Nespak official said an international firm will build the southern loop on a build, operate and transfer (BOT) basis. He said the eight kilometre southern loop stretch connecting Package 17 to Ferozepur Road would take at least eight months to complete.

Tag : Nespak , BOT, Ferozpur Road,, Lahore Ring Road, Southern Loop, Norther Loop, LRR northeren loop , LRR Southern Loop, Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, Niazi Chowk Interchange, Mehmood Booti Interchange, GT Road Interchange, Harbanspura Interchange, Abdullah Gul Intercahange , Bhatta Chowk Interchange