ISLAMABAD: The Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) incompetence and negligence caused a loss of more than Rs 1 billion and precious time of 10 years in faulty design of new Islamabad Airport, according to a statement issued by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Thursday.
“The airport does not meet the international standards for use of both airstrips… as the inter strip’s distance is only 300 metres instead of 800 metres in spite of availability of space and land,” the statement said. The NAB chairman has taken serious notice of “criminal negligence” and directed the authorities concerned to conduct an inquiry into the matter, it added.
However, the NAB chairman, during the briefing given by CAA DG under the Prevention Regime Initiative, appreciated the efforts of CAA’s present set up for conducting the detail study and revisiting the charges from international flights operating for all facilities through Pakistan’s airspace.
NAB had initiated an inquiry about the auditing and billing system of CAA pertaining to these charges in March, 2012.
The CAA has been losing approximately Rs 10-14 billions per year for the last two decades as such charges have never been revised since 1992. Additionally, there was no transparent system of accounting and verification of these charges.
In another issue undertaken during the briefing about allowing towers and high-rise buildings in Islamabad, NAB observed that negligence and faulty procedures in planning mechanism of CDA has resulted in a loss of approximately Rs 500 million to one of the builders in Islamabad as CDA planners failed to coordinate with CAA in calculating the permissible safety height.
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