Bus terminals yet to be shifted out

eProperty | Islamabad Real Estate | March 19, 2012

ISLAMABAD, March 17: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has failed to shift the five main bus stations out of the city even after allocating 164 kanals at Sector I-11/4 for this purpose and spending Rs6.5 million on development of basic infrastructure there, Dawn has learnt.

There is no policy to regulate the establishment of bus stations in the city. As a result, several inter-city bus terminals have sprung up along I.J. Principal Road and near the Faizabad flyover. Another inter-city bus terminal also exists at Karachi Company.

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CDA seeks loan for LED project

eProperty | Capital Development Authority, Islamabad Real Estate | March 16, 2012

Official says authority to take loan from federal government to pay its part of Rs 1.6 billion

ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) plans to acquire a loan for execution of the long-pending Light Emitting Diodes (LED) project to replace the existing street lights system for energy saving purposes.

Rs 6.5 billion are needed for the implementation of the LED lights project.

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CDA to launch transport service within month

eProperty | Capital Development Authority, Islamabad Real Estate | March 13, 2012

ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has expedited its efforts to launch a decent transport facility within a month for residents of the capital with the public private partnership.

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CDA approves construction of Jinnah Avenue in Zone-IV

eProperty | Capital Development Authority | February 11, 2012

ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has approved the construction of Jinnah Avenue in Zone 4.

With that the Bahria Town has taken in hand the construction project of the four-lane modern road that would link main Kurri Road to Kurri Model Village and would cost Rs220 million.

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CDA fails to maintain main roads in Islamabad

eProperty | Capital Development Authority, Islamabad Real Estate | February 1, 2012

Islamabad: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) might be facing severe financial constraints, but it does not cost too much to carry out maintenance of the existing road network. After paying no heed to plight of users of IJ Principal Road, which is ruining with the passage of each passing day, the civic body is also now ignoring roads of posh areas like Embassy Road where a four feet wide ditch awaits attention of the road directorate for the last several months.

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