CDA Development Working Party approves 8 projects
The Capital Development Authority Development Working Party (CDA-DWP) on Tuesday approved eight development projects for the capital.
The 53rd meeting of the Development Working Party was held at the CDA Secretariat under the chairmanship of Chairman Amir Ali Ahmed. PC-Is and PC-IIs of eight development projects were approved in the meeting. Islamabad Bus Service with the project cost of Rs873 million was approved. This project will be completed by February 2022. The bus service will run on three routes namely Sohan Garden to Faisal Mosque, Barakahu to Faiz Ahmed Faiz Metro Station and from Tarnol Railway Station to M5 Metro Station.
The meeting also approved project for the construction of 115 public toilets at different locations of the city to facilitate the citizens with approximate cost of Rs40 million which will be completed in six months. In order to maintain high standards of cleanliness in Islamabad, modern machinery will be purchased to strengthen the sanitation department with in-house machinery at the cost of Rs689 million. Similarly, a project amounting to Rs4013 million to purchase machinery to enhance the capacity of MPO Directorate was approved.
This will significantly reduce the expenditure of CDA. The meeting also approved construction of underpasses at intersection of Ataturk Avenue, Sector G-5 and G-6 to ease traffic congestion in Islamabad at the cost of Rs193million, while widening of Jinnah Avenue and Ayub Chowk from Ataturk Avenue at the cost of Rs157million was also approved. These projects will be completed in a period of six months. In addition, CDA-DWP has approved Rs20 million for feasibility of the Smart City project. It has also approved the launch of YouTube and FM radio to increase communication between the CDA and the public, according to the officials.