The eighteenth meeting of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) Board was held on Tuesday at the CDA Headquarters, chaired by Chairman CDA and Chief Commissioner Islamabad, Muhammad Ali Randhawa. The meeting was attended by CDA Board members including Member Admin Talat Mehmood, Member Finance Tahir Naeem, Member Engineering Syed Nafasat Raza, Member Planning and Design Dr. Khalid Hafiz, Member Environment Esfandyar Baloch along with other senior officers while Professor Dr. Muhammad Ali also attended the meeting.
In the eighteenth meeting of the CDA Board, approval was granted for allocating sites at Mouza Malpur and Mouza Pindorian for establishment of model graveyards in the Federal Capital, Islamabad.
Chairman CDA Muhammad Ali Randhawa directed that spacious funeral prayer facilities, ablution areas, public toilets, adequate parking and ambulance services, along with CCTV surveillance facilities, be provided in the model graveyards. He further directed that a dedicated website and web portal be created for the model graveyard, allowing relatives especially overseas Pakistanis, to monitor the graves of their loved ones.
The CDA Board meeting decided to adopt the policies of OGRA and the government, along with their periodic amendments, regarding the establishment of LPG storage and filling plants in the Federal Capital, Islamabad.
The meeting also decided to form a committee to conduct a detailed review of the proposed amendments to the ICT Building Control Regulations 2023. The eighteenth CDA Board meeting also approved amendments related to promoting green infrastructure, rooftop/vertical gardening and landscaping within the Islamabad Building Regulations 2023. These amendments will help promote urban gardening in the Federal Capital and align constructions with contemporary needs and demands.
The eighteenth CDA Board meeting approved the establishment of CDA-owned fuel filling stations through public-private partnerships or joint ventures. This project will help create sustainable revenue streams for the authority.
Chairman CDA Muhammad Ali Randhawa said that proposals should also be presented for improving the condition of the facades of old buildings, especially in the Blue Area of the Federal Capital. He said that these proposals should also consider offering special incentives to owners who beautify their building facades.
Similarly, the CDA Board meeting approved the bids for residential and commercial plots held during the current month.
The meeting decided to hire the services of a consultant under PPRA Rule 42F for third-party validation of the project titled “Construction of Islamabad High Court, Islamabad.”
The eighteenth CDA Board meeting approved an extension for transporting solid waste/garbage from notified waste transfer stations in Sector I-11, I-9 or any other site to the dumping site of the Rawalpindi Waste Management Company (RWMC) located at Losar, Chak Baile Khan Road, Rawalpindi until the establishment of a dumping site.
The meeting also approved CDA’s Revised Accommodation Policy. Furthermore, the CDA Board meeting approved the upgradation of the post of Medical Technologist.