CDA targets to complete work in E-12 sector in six months

The Capital Development Authority (CDA) in Islamabad has set a goal to complete development work in the E-12 sector within six months, after the project stalled for 37 years. Chief Commissioner and CDA Chairman, Sohail Ashraf, announced that over 1,000 kanals of the sector's land have been recovered, and the authority is ready to hand over developed plots to the allottees after a long wait of four decades.

Ashraf praised the team behind the effort and Interior Minister Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi, crediting their clear directives and unwavering support for making this possible. The E-12 sector was initiated by CDA in 1989, but progress stalled due to issues like adverse possession of land and pending compensation cases involving local landlords who built homes on the acquired land.

Recently, CDA distributed around 15 allotment letters to landlords with assurances to address their compensation cases. The CDA claims that most people have already received compensation benefits but continued to reside on the acquired land. In recent operations, 1,000 kanals have been retrieved so far. The CDA is now concentrating on the stalled sub-sector 4, aiming to complete the sector's development within six months.

A CDA press release highlighted the historic milestone of retrieving more than 1,000 kanals of land in Sector E-12 after four decades, enabling the sector's accelerated development and the provision of modern roads, municipal infrastructure, and civic facilities for future residents. Despite this progress, development in other sectors like C-13, C-15, C-16, D-13, E-13, and F-13 remains pending due to unresolved compensation issues.