Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: On the directions of the Capital Development Authority Chairman Capitan (R) Muhammad Usman Younis the Enforcement Directorate on Thursday, with the assistance of the ICT administration and Islamabad Police, conducted massive operations against illegal constructions and encroachments.During these operation several encroachments and illegal constructions were demolished with the help of heavy machinery while 10 trucks encroachment material was also confiscated.
According to the details, these operations were started from Sector H-8 near Al.Shifa Hospital, where dozens of illegal stalls established on the green belt were removed and 5 illegal stalls were also demolished using heavy machinery and 5 trucks of encroachment material were also confiscated.
Further, on IJP Road near Turbo CNG, shopkeepers had occupied the road by setting up mixing machines, which was affecting the flow of traffic.One 01 truck of encroachment material were also confiscated. After operation, digging was carried out at the area cleared from encroachments so that the shopkeepers could not park the machines again.
Apart from this, several operations were also conducted by the enforcement department against the showroom owners in G-8 Markaz of Islamabad and all the vehicles parked on the public areas including on the footpath were removed. Similarly, in the G-8 Markaz, strong actions were also taken against the hotel owners and encroachments established in the sit-out area / Estate land were removed and 4 trucks encroachment material was also confiscated.
Later, operation against the land mafia was also carried out in Sector I-10/3 auto market, as a result of which, one illegal junkyard, including one chemical materials selling point was also demolished with the help of heavy machinery and state land was reteived.
It should be noted that the work of horticulture has been started immediately by the Environment Wing on the government land vacated from illegal occupants.
CDA administration has reiterated that protection of state land is our top priority and no laxity will be tolerated in this regard. These operations are being carried out to keep Islamabad free from illegal constructions and encroachments.
