ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) Islamabad
Water has cancelled the NOC issued for tube wells installed on the service road
of Islamabad Expressway from Faizabad to Coral Interchange and issued orders to
immediately close their operations.
According to a letter issued by CDA, on June 10, 2022, Wasa
Rawalpindi was allowed to install 15 tube wells in the green belt along the
Islamabad Expressway. However, it was later learned that as a result of the NOC
issued without taking into account the groundwater level in the area, the
domestic bores and private tube wells of the local population started drying up
due to indiscriminate use of water.
The letter states that the residents of the affected areas
approached the higher authorities due to severe water shortage and protested,
demanding that the tube wells used by WASA Rawalpindi within the limits of
Islamabad be closed.
According to the CDA, the competent authority, taking strict
notice of the situation, has issued instructions to withdraw the said NOC and
all other NOCs of this nature. According to the order, all NOCs issued for
drawing water or installing new tube wells in the adjacent areas of Islamabad
Expressway will be considered cancelled and the operation of the existing tube
wells will be stopped immediately.
These orders have been issued by Director General, Islamabad
Water Sardar Khan Zanri on the instructions of Member Planning and Development,
CDA.
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