CDA drive against illegal housing societies begins

The Capital Development Authority kicked off its drive against illegal housing societies in the federal capital on Thursday.
A team from the CDA Enforcement Wing triggered operation against Ghauri Town Housing Society. In the first phase of the operation, 23 different premises particularly the offices of real estate agents working in the society and management offices were sealed in addition to sealing of there under-construction buildings.
The operation was participated by the Enforcement Directorate, Planning Wing of the Authority, ICT administration, Islamabad Police and other concerned formations.
The CDA several times advised the general public not to make investments in the said housing society through publication of public notices in national dailies. However, construction activities and sale purchase are still going on in the society. In order to curtail further constructions and stop sale purchase in the society, the operation has been launched. In the first phase of the operation, offices of real estate agents operation in the locality involved in sale and purchase of plots in Ghauri Town and management offices established for the marketing of the society are being sealed. Furthermore, it has also been decided that further construction in the society would be also curtailed. In this connection, three under-construction buildings have also been sealed and ongoing construction work was stopped.
During the first phase, the operation was launched against premises including Rehman Plaza (basement) Service Road, Raja Akbar Company Site Office Ghouri Town Phase-VII, Zahoor Law Associates Plaza Ghouri Town Phase-VII, Pak Kashmir Real Estate & Builders, Al-Amin Real Estate & Builders (Al-Farooq Plaza), Bilal Estate & Builders, Commander Saif Estate & Builders, Akber Residencia (site office container), Ali Arcade, two offices of property sale purchase, two offices of Business Link Property, Ch Nadeem Sajid Property, Tooli Peer Real Estate Builders, Top Link Property Office, Jamboo Real Estate, Subhan Allah Real Estate, Shalimar Real Estate, Marhaba Real Estate, Green Wall Real Estate, Sada Bahar Property Advisors, New Pak Kashmir Property Office, Al-Basit Real Estate, Al-Haseeb Property Advisor, Tabbassum Property Office, and Chinar Property & Builders.
Meanwhile, Capital Development Authority (CDA)'s Design Vetting Committee (DVC) under the chairmanship of Member (Planning & Design) held at CDA Headquarters on Thursday. The meeting considered various design proposals for upcoming building projects in Islamabad, says a press release issued here.
The meeting was attended by officers of CDA including Director Architect-II, Director (Urban Planning), Director (Building Control Section), while following renowned professionals also attended the meeting including Saman Mansoor (architect), Sohail Abbassi (architect) and Dawar Aftab (fire & safety expert).
During the meeting design projects were presented before the DVC and projects were considered / approved / vetted by the committee.