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RDA Demolishes Site Offices of Illegal Housing Schemes Including Century Town, Countryside Farms, High Capital City, and Shaheen Gardens

National, Rawalpindi

Rawalpindi : The Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) is undertaking a series of operations against illegal housing schemes in the area. Recently, the Enforcement Squad of the RDA carried out an operation against four illegal housing schemes named Century Town, Country side Farms, High Capital City, and Shaheen Gardens, and demolished site offices, boundary walls, roads, […]

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RDA collaborates with Mott McDonald to formulate 25-year Master Plan for Rawalpindi

National, Rawalpindi

Rawalpindi : The Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) has employed Mott McDonald Pakistan Company to identify the new urban limits peri-urban structure plan and site development zone in Rawalpindi, as directed by RDA’s Director General, Saif Anwar Jappa. With this partnership, different zones, such as green, residential, industrial, and agro-farm, have been recommended for the next

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Wasa Launches Drive to Collect Outstanding Dues from Defaulters and Illegal Connection Holders

National, Rawalpindi

Rawalpindi : Wasa has initiated a campaign to collect Rs32 million in outstanding dues from defaulters and unauthorized connection holders. Commercial and residential consumers were sent final notices to pay their outstanding amount as soon as possible. The agency had recovered Rs83 million per month from July to January, and it achieved an 80% recovery

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CDA Proposes to Allot Plots to Private Schools on Rental Basis

Education, Islamabad, National

Islamabad : The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has proposed a new policy to address the issue of private schools operating in residential areas. The policy suggests allocating plots to private schools on a rental lease basis, and the CDA board will discuss this in their upcoming meeting. Currently, the civic body is not authorized to

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Public Accounts Committee directs discontinuation of free electricity for government officers

Islamabad, National

Islamabad : The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has instructed the power division to terminate the provision of free electricity to government officials between grades 16 to 22. This move is expected to save the national exchequer approximately Rs9 billion annually. PAC Chairman Noor Alam Khan stated that the committee will write to the prime minister

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Globally, 2.1 billion people lack access to clean water to drink. PCRWR

Climate Change

Islamabad : Chairman Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR), Dr. Muhammad Ashraf, emphasized the significance of water in the light of Quran and Sunnah during an event organized in connection with World Water Day. The event was organized by PCRWR in collaboration with UNESCO, UNICEF, WaterAid, IWMI, Muslim Aid, Capital Development Authority (CDA),

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Controversy Over Dumping of Islamabad’s Waste at Losar in Rawalpindi

Climate Change, Islamabad, National

Islamabad : The Capital Development Authority (CDA) had rescheduled a public hearing from March 31 to April 7 at Convention Center Islamabad in Islamabad to discuss the dumping of Islamabad’s waste on Chak Belli Road at Losar in the suburbs of Rawalpindi. However, the Punjab Environment Protection Department objected to the hastily called public debate,

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