| ISLAMABAD: The city managers on Monday approved several policies, including on rainwater harvesting in houses, renting out plots to private schools and giving powers to the sanitation and environment bodies to impose fines on violators.
The year’s sixth meeting of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) board was held with Chairman Noorul Amin Mengal in the chair.
The board decided that in each house there will be a rainwater harvesting tank and a small well for recharging the groundwater. No building map shall be approved without there being the water recharging well and tank.
After a detailed discussion, the board approved a policy on renting out plots to private schools on a 33 years’ lease. The meeting decided that its financial model will be finalised later. It was decided that plots will be rented out to private schools in accordance with a 100 marks formula - 20pc marks fixed for schools operating in houses and 25pc marks for schools charging Rs5,000 to Rs15,000 fee. |
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