Instead of completing pending housing projects, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) is fetching further funds by launching new residential sectors prior to the transfer of powers to the recently elected local governments.
A number of sectors include I-12, I-14, I-15, and D-12 which were launched decades ago and are yet to become the centre of attention for the civic body.
D-12 sector was launched about 25 years back and has failed to attract the concern for development of basic amenities for the residents.
The authority has the responsibility to develop, maintain, repair and resolve the problems of the residents of the city. It was decided in the board meeting of the CDA on December 16 last year that the authority will complete the up-lift work of D-12 within three months despite of that the civic body did not start development work at said sector.
Residents of D-12 have tried approaching high-ups of CDA but failed due to personal engagement of CDA’s top bosses.
Talking to APP, resident of sector D-12, Col (R) Naveed Qureshi said the development work of the area started back in 2001 and the civic body had collected development charges from the residents but at some later stage work was stopped leaving most of plans unaccomplished.
He said the mega project of Margalla Avenue road construction has been delayed due to lack of interest of CDA administration. “The eight-kilometre road connecting Sectors B-17 and D-12 with estimated cost of Rs 588 million needed special attention of the CDA body,” he said.
The project started in June 2011 and was to be completed within one year.
Only 30% work on the development project was completed which speaks volumes about the efficiency of the only civic body of the capital city
Another resident Fahad Hussain said advertisement for allotment of the sector appeared in the press back in 1989 but development work had not been completed in more than a quarter of a century.
He claimed to be a direct allottee of a plot in the sector. He said due to lack of street lights in the area the entire sector converges into complete darkness after sunset and residents avoid to walk on the roads or streets.
He pointed out that wild bushes and grass have covered all the surrounding areas of the sector while wild animals freely move on the roads and streets.
“There is no public transport, hospital and market of daily-use items, therefore, people have to rush to F-11 and E-ll markaz for shopping,” Raheel, another resident of the locality said.
