ISLAMABAD, Nov 7: Some 28 government and semi-government departments have been served notices for not paying property tax and water charges amounting to Rs145 million, sources told Dawn here on Thursday.

The CDA revenue directorate has warned them to pay their outstanding dues before November 15, otherwise action will be taken to recover the arrears under Land & Revenue Act, the sources added.

The CDA, they said, had to recover water charges of Rs10 million from 16 government departments.

The chief executive secretariat has to pay water arrears of Rs0.646 million, chief executive inspection commission (Rs0.744 million), judges residences (Rs0.107 million), Pakistan institute of medical sciences (Rs2 million), Federal Lodges (Rs0.881 million), Women hostel (Rs0.646 million), Chumry Type Hostel (Rs0.451 million), Shaheed-i-Millat secretariat (Rs1.139 million), some family suits (Gulshan-i-Jinnah) (Rs0.098 million), minister’s residences (Rs0.289 million), Punjab House (Rs1.302 million), Balochistan House (Rs0.453 million), Communication Secretariat K-Block (Rs0.308 million), Frontier House (Rs0.400 million), Pakistan Engineering Council (Rs0.111 million) and Pak Public Works Department (Rs0.282 million).

The sources said some 12 semi-government departments did not pay the property tax amounting to Rs135 million.

Islamabad electric supply company (Iesco) is stated to be the biggest defaulter of property tax, the sources added.

The Iesco has to pay Rs48.331 million, Pakistan Telecommunication Limited (Rs40.119 million), Pakistan Television Headquarter (Rs20.875 million), PTV Academy (Rs4.119 million), Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan (Rs4.193 million, Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (Rs4.996 million), National Agriculture Research Council (Rs2.421 million), Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (Rs0.834 million), Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (Rs2.363 million), State Bank of Pakistan (Rs2.664 million), Printing Press Corporation of Pakistan (Rs1.695 million) and Utility Store G-9 Markaz (Rs0.390 million).

The sources said most of the departments had been served notices many a times but in vain.