By Ali Imran
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhary on Monday informed the National Assembly that development work in Sector C-15 of Islamabad was around 60 per cent complete, while the process of securing possession of land was nearing completion to facilitate the allotment of plots to their rightful owners.
Responding to a Calling Attention Notice moved by MNA Naeema Kishwer Khan regarding delays in balloting and allotment of residential plots in various sectors, particularly C-15, he acknowledged that prolonged delays in the Capital Development Authority’s (CDA) development projects had caused serious concern among allottees.
He said several sectors had remained incomplete for decades. Citing Sector E-12 as an example, he said allotment letters were issued in 1992 after the project was launched in 1985, but many allottees had waited for years to obtain possession.
The minister said the government had recently made significant progress in Sector E-12, with possession handed over for around 4,068 plots over the past one to one-and-a-half months.
He added that commercial land in the sector, which had previously been occupied illegally, had also been cleared.
The recovered commercial plots were valued at more than Rs200 billion, and their sale would generate resources for development in Islamabad, he said.
He said the government was accelerating development and possession processes in C-15 and other sectors, including E-14, through reforms at the CDA.
He added that a new member had been appointed specifically to oversee sector development and address related issues to expedite pending projects.
The minister expressed hope that the progress achieved in E-12 would be replicated in other sectors. He said the government aimed to hand over possession and resolve outstanding issues in additional sectors in phases.
He acknowledged that encroachments, alleged collusion between elements within the CDA and local interests, and fraudulent claims involving built-up properties had contributed to delays in the allotment and possession process.
He said the government was working to address these issues and accelerate development so that allottees could receive their plots.
