Islamabad (Online): Member Finance of civic agency, Dr. Fahad Aziz said that Capital Development Authority (CDA) is actively perusing the development projects in the Capital City.
Aziz said this this while briefing to the participants of 39th Specialized Training Programme of Pakistan Administrative Service. Senior officers of the authority were also present on this occasion.
CDA was created to carryout development of capital city but with thepassage of time it became overloaded with municipal functions. After the introduction of local government system in Islamabad, CDA would be looking after its designated role of development, especially for the provision of
affordable housing in the capital city.
Speaking on the occasion, Member Finance, Dr. Fahad Aziz informed the delegation that many of the residential sectors remained stalled due to
lingering land acquisition issues and missing priorities due to which allottees of such sectors had to face a lot.
The present management has not only completed such delayed projects like Kashmir Highway and Park Enclave but is also on advance stages of development in the other residential sectors such as D-12.
He apprised that many of the issues pertaining to sector E-12, I-12 and I-15 have been resolved and authority would soon commencing development process in these residential sectors.
He said that to resolve ever increasing issue of parking, authority has embarked on a plan to introduce concept of parking plazas in the city. As a first leg of
this vision two parking plazas have been completed in Markaz F-7 Jinnah Supper Market.
He elaborated that authority has benefited from natural terrain of Islamabad to create parking spaces rather than going for traditional concept of parking. He further briefed that the mega project of Expressway Signal Free Corridor has also been initiated.
Under this project 25 kilometer long main artery of Islamabad is not only being made signal free but also being expanded to cater the rising traffic burden on the
roads of the city.
He said that due to consolidated efforts of CDA team and effective superior oversight the first phase of the project has been
completed not only prior to completion deadline but also saved sufficient funds which is being utilized on further improvement of the facilitieswhich were not in the purview of the scope of the project.
Participants of visiting delegation took deep interest in the briefing and asked questions regarding different development projects.
