CDA provides data on anti-encroachment campaigns launched in 2022

Islamabad: On January 30, news sources said that the Capital Development Authority (CDA) had stopped more than 1,142 encroachments in the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) during the year 2022.

As a result of the anti-encroachment operations, about 6,295 illegal structures were taken down in the federal capital’s markets, roads, green belts, and sidewalk tracks. The authority also got PKR 4.082 million in fines and penalties for different violations of land and building rules. The information came out in the CDA’s annual report, which said that the operations were run by the Enforcement Directorate, Directorate of Municipal Administration, which works under the control of the Municipal Corporation, Islamabad (MCI).

It’s important to know that the CDA has recently stepped up its efforts to get back state-owned land from people who take it without permission.