CDA recovers over 1,000 kanals of land in Islamaba...

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•   ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has recovered more than 1,000 kanals of land in Islamabad’s Sector E-12 after the property remained tied up in a long-standing issue for more than four decades, officials said.
• The authority said the availability of the recovered land would make it easier to undertake planned development activities and improve connectivity and public infrastructure within the sector.
• The recovery of more than 1,000 kanals marks a significant development in the long-running land issue affecting Sector E-12 and could help clear one of the major obstacles to completing planned infrastructure work in the area.

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ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has recovered more than 1,000 kanals of land in Islamabad’s Sector E-12 after the property remained tied up in a long-standing issue for more than four decades, officials said.

The recovery is expected to remove a major hurdle that had delayed development activities in the sector and allow infrastructure work to move forward. The land, which is valued at billions of rupees, forms part of an area earmarked for development under Islamabad’s approved planning framework.

According to CDA officials, the operation was conducted under the direction of Federal Interior Minister Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi, with the Chairman CDA and Chief Commissioner Islamabad overseeing the process.

Officials said several departments and field teams were involved in the operation. These included the CDA’s Estate, Planning, Building Control, Environment, Administration and Finance wings, along with the Deputy Director General Enforcement and the Chief Executive Officer of the Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad.