Capital’s housing societies told to set up sewage treatment plants

CDA offers to extend technical support to societies in setting up plants

ISLAMABAD: Housing societies falling within the territorial limits of the Islamabad Capital Territory will have to provide basic civic amenities such as solid waste systems, sewage treatment plants (STP), road networks and other facilities to residents of these societies as per the rules and regulations and that no leniency will be shown in this regard.

The top civic agency of the federal capital, meanwhile, will extend its technical support to the housing societies in establishing facilities such as STP and others.

Sewerage line to be replaced

This was directed by the Capital Development Authority (CDA) during a meeting pertaining to different issues in housing societies in the federal capital.

During the meeting, which was held at the CDA headquarters, representatives of housing societies were directed to ensure the implementation of rules and regulations enforced within the territorial limits of the capital for facilitating residents of these societies.

The housing societies were directed to establish their sewerage treatment plants at the earliest. In this connection, housing societies must submit the engineering designs of STPs for approval of the authority.

It was also directed that in case of devising a feasibility, if two or three societies intend to establish joint STPs they may submit their engineering designs to the CDA for scrutiny. In this connection, the authority will provide technical facilities in establishing STPs.

It was further directed that road infrastructure and other facilities in the housing societies may also be improved as the residents of the societies should be given up to date the facilities up.

Wastewater treatment plants yet to be installed

It was also informed that CDA will help out the housing societies in the identification of the road network. Housing societies have been further told to observe the existing rules and regulations in their true letter and spirit and submit their documents for LOP and NOC procedures.

Housing societies have been also asked to submit their collective workable suggestions regarding easement in the procedures of LOP and NOC so that these could be placed before the Federal Commission constituted to revise the master plan of Islamabad.

The meeting was presided over by the CDA chairman while member planning and design, senior officers of planning wing and representatives of different housing societies also attended the meeting.

 

Published in The Express Tribune, August 7^th, 2019.