The Federal Cabinet in its upcoming meeting is likely to take up the issue of development of most controversial D-12 sector, which was deferred by the Jamali-led government after clash between the victims and the Capital Development Authority (CDA) over payments of awards, sources told Business Recorder here on Friday.
The CDA has also allocated over Rs 200 million for giving double compensation to the remaining victims of the area, the sources said.
Taking action on a letter by a capital resident, the Prime Minister Secretariat had directed the civic body to immediately start development work in sectors D-12 and E-12 after settlement with the victims.
Senior CDA official told Business Recorder that it is expected that the Federal Cabinet may decide the fate of these two much-delayed sectors in the next two meetings, besides discussing double compensation demand of the victims.
The official said that the CDA was ready to give double compensation to the displaced villagers and kick-off D-12 development once the authority receive go ahead signal from the federal government.
The CDA had sent a summary to the Federal Cabinet seeking approval to resume development work in D-12 and E-12 sectors.
Most of the landlords of Siri Saral, Pind Sangrial, Dhraik Mori, Bekar Akoawar and Bekan Fateh Baksh had already been given cash compensation besides provision of alternative land.
However, the official said that the residents of these two sectors were not ready to accept double compensation, which is unjustified.
The PC-I for development of D-12 with a cost of Rs 788 million was approved by the CDA board in 1988, but it was delayed and its estimated cost escalated to Rs 4 billion.
Under extra benefits, the Capital Development Authority will give about 150 more plots to the victims in Sector D-12.
According to PC-I of the project, some 3,445 residential plots would be developed, including 725 plots for construction of flats.
Over 870 plots are planned to be auctioned and the money generated through the auction would be utilised for the development of the sector.
The land cost of plots, mostly allotted to government servants in D-12, was Rs 300 per sq. yard nearly 12 years back. However, at present, after increase in development charges, it is estimated as Rs 650 per sq. yard, the CDA official said.
The disputed land in villages Siri Saral and Pind Sangrial presently known as Sector D-12 and E-12 was originally acquired by the CDA at a rate of less than Rs100 per Kanal.
Nearly 938 acres land was acquired against the cash compensation of Rs 267 million, which had been paid as per the authority's policy under the CDA Ordinance 1960.
In addition, 1,200 residential plots and six agriculture plots of 2.5 acres each worth Rs 450 million each were allotted to the affected people.
The development work on the project was earlier suspended due to July 29 clash between the villagers of Seri Saral and Pind Sangrial with the ICT police over non-payment of desired compensation and forced eviction from their native land.
The total area of Sector D-12 is 1,612 acres, of which 1,872 kanals were still undeveloped.
The CDA had already charged the development expenditure from the allottees, but the amount earned from the sale of the plots and development charges was spent on different other uplift projects.
It was learnt that the government wants to provide Rs 2 billion, while the CDA is demanding about Rs 4 billion for the project.