CDA carries out an anti-encroachment drive in Tarnol on Sunday. — White Star
CDA carries out an anti-encroachment drive in Tarnol on Sunday. — White Star

ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Sunday removed encroachments from the right of way of G.T. Road from Sarai Kharbooza stop to Sangjani as part of its anti-encroachment campaign.

A CDA spokesperson said 42 illegally constructed shops, 26 rooms, two sheds, six gates, 13 boundary walls, five bill boards, two hotels, nine washrooms, two containers, and two two-storey offices were demolished and several kanals of state land was retrieved.

Officials of the Enforcement Directorate and ICT as well as of other concerned formations participated in the drive.

A heavy contingent of police was deployed as were a unit of the ICT police’s Anti-Riot Unit.

Published in Dawn, December 10th, 2018

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