Islamabad:
Often rented for its serene beauty, its clean environment and its well -planned infrastructure lose more and more its charm due to the uncontrolled propagation of encroachments.
Nowhere, this is no longer obvious that in the G -8 sector – formerly considered a peaceful residential area – which has now been transformed into a chaotic and congestioned area, riddled with unauthorized automotive exhibition rooms, sellers and makeshift shops occupying public spaces.
Stacks are not just a horror; They pose serious challenges to law and order, traffic, pedestrian movements and the quality of life of residents. In G-8, the problem has reached alarming levels.
The trails which are intended for pedestrians now house exhibition halls and illegal workshops. The streets are obstructed with duplicate vehicles, leaving no space for residents to park their own cars near them.
With the sidewalks invaded by commercial activity, women, children and the elderly are forced to walk on the roads, which put their safety at constant risks. Local residents complain of having repeatedly raised the problem with the Development Authority (CDA) capital and the Islamabad traffic police (ITP), but to no avail. The operations are occasionally carried out by the ADC law application – the bulldozers are brought, the makeshift structures are shaved and severe warnings are issued.
However, in a few days, the same illegal configurations reappear. This recurring cycle has led a lot to allege that some ADC officials are accomplices of this issue. Vini jars were reportedly paid under the table, allowing the empilers to resume their activities after an application token display. It is not only an hearing.
Several accounts of eye witness and media reports have underlined a well -established bond between certain elements within the Civic Administration and those involved in illegal commercial activities.
The absence of sustainable application only strengthens this suspicion. In addition, the traffic police, which should be actively involved in the regulation of vehicle movement and the guarantee of parking laws, seem to have looked at the problem.
In fact, their lack of proactive commitment was one of the factors contributing to uncontrolled growth in encroachments. On the other hand, the Punjab recently undertook a very effective anti-enCrocker training, especially in cities like Lahore, Faisalabad and Rawalpindi. Illegal kiosks, constructions and roadblocks have been removed, the authorities recovering hundreds of public land kanals. Above all, this campaign has shown coherence – something clearly absent in Islamabad.
