ICT Officials visits River Garden Housing Scheme

ISLAMABAD: ICT officials visit River Garden Housing Scheme, In continuation of ongoing visits to private Housing Societies in ICT limits

Today on 11.12.2018 Director Building Control-II along with staff visited the site of River garden in zone -V expressway road Islamabad.

The scheme/society is spread over an area of 1000 kanal (approx) .society is lacking following basic facilities:

(I) There is no developed park in the society to meet the standard.
(II) No water filtration plant
(III) No Basic Health unit 
(IV) No jogging/walking track
(V) No equipment to handle fire and any untoward incidents.
(VI) No community centre/recreational facilities areas at site however plot available at site and lying vacant.
(Vii) Only One mosque exists at site and imam bargah under construction 
(Viii) One school available at site 
(IX) No graveyard within society area but they have purchased land for or outside society

(X) All sewerage of commercial area and residential are directly disposing to nearby nullah 
(XIV) No sewerage treatment plant exists at site.

It is intimated to the management of socitey that CDA will ensure that all basic facilities are put in place and no building plan will be approved by CDA till confirmation that society has developed as per standards set by CDA and approved LOP of CDA. It is directed that structural analysis of all building to be conducted from reputed consultants and those buildings which are unfit for occupancy should immediately be vacated till making it fit for occupancy. All encroachments to be immediately removed from residential and commercial area.

CDA will continue this awareness drive/campaign to ensure that building bye laws are implemented in its true letter in private housing Socities/schemes .All the reports of the Housing Socities/schemes will be uploaded on CDA web site and will share on Facebook for awareness of general public so that public may not be defrauded by management of any housing society/scheme.

Public at large are advised in their own interest not to invest in any housing society till confirmation that plots exist as per approved LOP of CDA and all basic facilities are available in the society and also not to make any investment in any building project unless it’s building plan are approved by CDA.