ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has decided to make changes to the building control regulations, planning wing’s bylaws, Islamabad Land Disposal Regulations 2005 and CDA Property Manual to make it in accordance with ‘modern day requirement’.

To update the said regulations and bylaws, the CDA has formed two separate committees which will complete their task in one month.

According to the notification, the committee, which is tasked with reviewing Islamabad Land Disposal Regulations 2005 and CDA Property Manual, is headed by member estate and comprises member technology and digitalisation as well as several directors general and their deputies.

This committee will study existing regulations as per modern day business practices and requirements and focus on the issue of identification of new clauses/provisions to cater to modern technology and market trends.

It will also work for identification of new avenues of revenue generation for the CDA.

Committees formed to complete task within one month

The committee will also work for preparation of updated draft regulations, seek public feedback and undertake consultative process with the stakeholders and later present the updated regulations before the CDA board for final approval.

Meanwhile, the second committee, which is headed by member planning and design, comprises member technology and digitalisation and a number of directors general and directors.

This committee is tasked with updating Building Regulations and Planning Wing’s bylaws “in line with modern day requirements and business functions of the CDA.

The building control regulations were updated by a committee of experts and the same were published in the gazette of Pakistan with the title of Building Control Regulations 2020.

Later last year, some amendments and changes were made to them and now the said committee has been formed to update the regulations.

“Updating planning bylaws, land disposal regulations is a good idea but building control regulations were already updated last year, so I do not know why the same are going to revise again,” a deputy director of the CDA said.

Meanwhile, a senior CDA officer confirmed toDawnthat both committees had been notified on February 20 and would start working next week.

To a query, he said there was always a need for improvement and the two committees, after getting feedback, will propose bylaws in line with modern day requirements to facilitate the public.

The officer said the committee would only prepare draft regulations, which would be placed before the CDA board where final decisions would be made, the officer said, adding that after approval from the board, new bylaws would be published in the Gazette of Pakistan.

Published in Dawn, February 24th, 2024