The Enforcement Directorate of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) and the Environment Wing of the Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) conducted a joint operation and retrieved 100 kanals of forest land from an illegal housing society named North Ridge adjacent to sector D-12 here on Friday.
The operation was conducted by the officers of Enforcement Directorate, Environment Wing and other relevant offices, and heavy machinery was used during the operation.
The staff of the Environment Wing was attacked when they tried to retake illegal possession of the forest, but the operation was completed successfully. The Environment Wing has lodged an FIR against the attacker.
Meanwhile, relevant offices of the MCI and CDA have been directed to establish check posts in the area so that proper monitoring and retrieval of forest land could be ensured. These offices have also been directed to lodge police reports in case of any resistance in this regard.