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ISLAMABAD, Jul 16 (TNS): The Capital Development Authority (CDA) will be allocating an alternate place to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for building a cricket stadium in the Federal Capital.<\/p>\n
The PCB official said the board and CDA signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in 2012 under which the CDA allotted 35 acres of land near Shakarparian for the construction of cricket stadium.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut the project could not be materialized as last year Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak EPA) and National Council for Conservation of Wildlife (NCCW) clearly said that the proposed project fell in the jurisdiction of Margalla Hills National Park (MHNP) which was a violation of Islamabad Wildlife Ordinance 1979 as well as of the city\u2019s master plan,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He said construction of stadium at Shakarparian would have resulted in felling of thousands of trees and other greenery which was a clear violation of the Wildlife Ordinance.<\/p>\n
\u201cNow both PCB and CDA are making efforts to mutually select an alternate site in the federal capital for the project in order to build the stadium,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The official said we will assure that Islamabad Wildlife Ordinance 1979 is not being violated this time in the site to build the stadium.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt present, there is no state owned cricket stadium or academy in the capital city and all local matches or trainings are carried out at club owned grounds,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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