{"id":87791,"date":"2022-08-04T12:01:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T07:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=87791"},"modified":"2022-08-04T11:58:38","modified_gmt":"2022-08-04T06:58:38","slug":"cda-margalla-hills-park-public-transport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/cda-margalla-hills-park-public-transport.html","title":{"rendered":"CDA to set up Margalla Hills Sanctuary Park, develop public transport"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Wednesday (August 3) approved the development of Margalla Hills Sanctuary Park, news sources reported. The park will be managed and maintained by the Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMD).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/cda-revised-pc-1-farash-town-apartments.html\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"87787\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CDA revises PC-1 of low-cost NPHP apartments in Farash Town<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The park was given final approval during the 58th meeting of the CDA Development Working Party (DWP), which was presided over by Chairman Amir Ali Ahmad. The park has been given final approval following the removal of reservations raised by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/planning-commission-recommends-funding-of-islamabad-expressway.html\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"45502\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Planning Commission (PC) of Pakistan<\/a> over the location and the environmental impact. It is said that the park is essential for the protection of local flora and fauna of the Margalla Hills, which have been affected by the increasing population in the Margalla Hills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, during the same meeting, the CDA approved a PKR 7.2 billion budget for the development of the Islamabad Bus Service Project. The CDA will build eight additional bus routes in the city under the approved proposals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/islamabad-50-parks-2021-cda.html\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"85026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Islamabad launched over 50 parks in 2021: CDA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is vital to note that the CDA is actively trying to establish an effective public transportation infrastructure, which has been missing for decades. The city currently has four public transportation systems: the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/cda-to-launch-blue-line-bus-service-from-soan-river-to-faisal-mosque.html\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"83496\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blue and Green Line service,<\/a> the Orange Metro Bus service, and the Islamabad-Rawalpindi Metro Bus service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Wednesday (August 3) approved the development of Margalla Hills Sanctuary Park, news sources reported. The park will be managed and maintained by the Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMD). Read: CDA revises PC-1 of low-cost NPHP apartments in Farash Town The park was given final approval during the 58th meeting of the CDA Development Working Party (DWP), which was presided over by Chairman Amir Ali Ahmad. The park has been given final approval following the removal of reservations raised by the Planning Commission (PC) of Pakistan over the location and the environmental impact. It is said that the park is essential for the protection of local flora and fauna of the Margalla Hills, which have been affected by the increasing population in the Margalla Hills. Furthermore, during the same meeting, the CDA approved a PKR 7.2 billion budget for the development of the Islamabad Bus Service Project. The CDA will build eight additional bus routes in the city under the approved proposals. Read: Islamabad launched over 50 parks in 2021: CDA It is vital to note that the CDA is actively trying to establish an effective public transportation infrastructure, which has been missing for&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":75427,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15013],"tags":[53442,53440,21293],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-87791","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-construction","8":"tag-cda-development","9":"tag-cda-to-set-up-margalla-hills-sanctuary-park","10":"tag-national-disaster-management-authority-ndma","11":"cat-15013-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 approves Margalla Hills Park, public transport- Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Islamabad: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Wednesday (August 3) approved the development of Margalla Hills Sanctuary Park, news sources\" \/>\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-margalla-hills-park-public-transport.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"CDA approves Margalla Hills Park, public transport- Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Islamabad: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Wednesday (August 3) approved the development of Margalla Hills Sanctuary Park, news sources\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/cda-margalla-hills-park-public-transport.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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