The Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Friday launched an operation against the agro farms violating the rules of allotment and for exceeding the permissible covered area.
The operation was carried out on the directions of the Supreme Court of Pakistan against 139 agro farms for violating the terms and rules of allotment. They had been issued notices explaning why their allotment had been cancelled on violation of the allotment rules.
Around 44 agro farms had violated the rules in terms of exceeding the permissible covered area.
CDA Chairman Syed Tahir Shahbaz formulated a special team under the supervision of Planning & Design Member Syed Mustafain Kazmi for carrying out the operation against the agro farms violating the rules and exceeding the allowed covered area. A committee comprised of CDA Building Control Deputy Director General, CDA Special Magistrate and officials of Enforcement Directorate and Police.
In the first step, the committee had demolished the encroachments by agro farm No 26-A, Chak Shahzad (Paltry and Vegetable), agro farm No 20-B, Chak Shahzad (Paltry and Vegetable). The owners of the Plot No 26-A, Chak Shahzad and 16-A, Murree Road paid Rs 2.5 million as a fine. Earlier, the special CDA team sealed two houses in sector F-11 which were in non-confirming use.
Sealed houses included, House No. 65, Street 73, Sector F-11/1 which was being used as Media Linkers office whereas House No. 6, Main Double Road, Sector F-11/3 was being used as an office.
It is pertinent to mention that the owner of the house was issued a notice to end the commercial use of the residential buildings. Supreme Court of Pakistan and Standing Committees of the Parliament had directed the authority to carry out an operation against the non-confirming use of the residential use.
CDA Spokesman said on Friday that the lower ground floor of the House No. 06, Main Double Road, Sector F-11/3 was being used as an office where as the upper portion was in residential use. CDA issued many notices to the owner to which the owner of the house did not comply, and CDA had to take action on the non-confirming use of the house.
