CDA, ICT clears encroachment along IJP Road in Islamabad

Two-day operation saw 130-kanals of land cleared

ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) and Islamabad Capital Administration (ICT) on Saturday conducted an anti-encroachment operation along IJ Principal Road, demolishing several illegal shops, kiosks, fruit stalls, make-shift hotels, bus stands and other encroachments, retrieving 130 kanals of state land.

During the joint operation, encroachments on land between Mandi Morr and the Carriage Factory were demolished.

Staff and officers of CDA’s Enforcement Directorate participated in the anti-encroachment operation with assistance from the ICT Administration and Islamabad Police. Heavy machinery from the Machinery Pool Organization (MPO) Directorate was utilised to demolish the illegal constructions.



The operation had started on Friday and continued on Saturday. On the first day of the operation, more than 30 kanals of land was also vacated and a further 100 kanals were vacated on the second day.

During the anti-encroachment operation, the area along both sides of the IJ Principal Road, including the service road, from Mandi Morr to Carriage Factory, was targeted and more than 100 kanals of state land was vacated from illegal occupants.

CDA officials claimed that these encroachments were not only hindering pedestrian movement but were also disturbing the smooth flow of traffic on the road, which is one of the main arteries which connects Rawalpindi and Islamabad.

The operation is part of the ongoing anti-encroachment drive by CDA during which anti-encroachment operations were carried out in various areas, including Malpur, Sector E-12, and the Grand Trunk Road.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 17^th, 2019.