{"id":69322,"date":"2020-08-17T17:17:46","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T12:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=69322"},"modified":"2020-08-17T17:17:47","modified_gmt":"2020-08-17T12:17:47","slug":"cda-asked-to-undertake-projects-only-after-environment-impact-assessment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/cda-asked-to-undertake-projects-only-after-environment-impact-assessment.html","title":{"rendered":"CDA asked to undertake projects only after environment impact assessment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Saturday asked the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to not undertake or approve any project or public\/private scheme without conducting an environment impact assessment first, according to news sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/cda-to-conduct-park-enclave-iii-ballot-next-month.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CDA to conduct Park Enclave-III ballot next month<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreover, the IHC sought an explanation from the CDA, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam, and the Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) for failing to take adequate steps to counter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/cm-balochistan-calls-for-environment-friendly-reforms-in-the-construction-sector.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">environmental degradation<\/a> in the capital city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reportedly, Chief Justice Athar Minallah made these statements regarding environment impact assessment while presiding over a petition filed by a resident of Sector I-8 against the construction of a boundary wall along the ravine. During the hearing, Director Pak-EPA Amir Abbas Khan stated that the mentioned site had been inspected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/48th-cda-dwp-meeting-to-be-held-next-week.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CDA-DWP to review Islamabad Master Plan (2020-40) PC-II next week<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, while referring to the alarming rate of environmental degradation observed across the country, Justice Minallah suggested that the authorities concerned should refer to a report released by a commission formed by the IHC to investigate and make recommendations regarding the environmental degradation and lack of regulatory framework in the capital city.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Saturday asked the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to not undertake or approve any project or public\/private scheme without conducting an environment impact assessment first, according to news sources. Read: CDA to conduct Park Enclave-III ballot next month Moreover, the IHC sought an explanation from the CDA, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam, and the Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) for failing to take adequate steps to counter environmental degradation in the capital city. Reportedly, Chief Justice Athar Minallah made these statements regarding environment impact assessment while presiding over a petition filed by a resident of Sector I-8 against the construction of a boundary wall along the ravine. During the hearing, Director Pak-EPA Amir Abbas Khan stated that the mentioned site had been inspected. Read: CDA-DWP to review Islamabad Master Plan (2020-40) PC-II next week Additionally, while referring to the alarming rate of environmental degradation observed across the country, Justice Minallah suggested that the authorities concerned should refer to a report released by a commission formed by the IHC to investigate and make recommendations regarding the environmental degradation and lack of regulatory framework in the capital city.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":60265,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15013,15181],"tags":[21514,37082,23568,37083],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-69322","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-construction","8":"category-environment","9":"tag-capital-development-authority-cda","10":"tag-cda-asked-to-undertake-projects-only-after-environment-impact-assessment","11":"tag-islamabad-high-court-ihc","12":"tag-pakistan-environmental-protection-agency-pak-epa","13":"cat-15013-id","14":"cat-15181-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>CDA to okay projects after environment impact assessment- Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"IHC) on Saturday asked the CDA to not undertake or approve any project or public\/private scheme without conducting an environment impact assessment\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/cda-asked-to-undertake-projects-only-after-environment-impact-assessment.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"CDA to okay projects after environment impact assessment- Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"IHC) on Saturday asked the CDA to not undertake or approve any project or public\/private scheme without conducting an environment impact assessment\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/cda-asked-to-undertake-projects-only-after-environment-impact-assessment.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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