ISLAMABAD: Several incomplete projects in the federal capital are waiting for the Capital Development Authority’s attention.
Instead of completing pending housing projects, the CDA seems to be more inclined to fetch further funds by launching new residential sectors prior to transfer of power to recently elected Local Government.
A number of sectors including, I-12, I-14, I-15, and D-12 launched decades ago are yet to be centre of attention for the civic body. The D-12 sector launched about 25 years back failed to attract the attention of the concerned for development of basic amenities for the residents.
The authority has the responsibility to develop, maintain, repair and resolve the problems of the residents of the city. Talking to APP, resident of the sector D-12, Col (R) Naveed Ahmed said the development work of area was started back in 2001 and the civic body had collected development charges from the residents but at some later stage work was stopped leaving most of plans unaccomplished. He said the mega project of Margalla Avenue road construction has been delayed due to lack of interest of CDA administration.
The eight-kilometre road connecting Sectors B-17 and D-12 with estimated cost of Rs 588 million needed special attention of the CDA body, he said. The project started in June 2011 and was to be completed within one year, could not be completed despite the passage of five years. “Only 30% work on the development project was completed yet, which speaks volumes about the efficiency of the only civic body of the capital city.
Another resident Fahad Hussain said advertisement for allotment of the sector appeared in the press back in 1989 but development work had not completed despite passage of more than a quarter century. He claimed to be a direct allottee of a plot in the sector.
He said due to lack of street lights in the area the entire sector converges into complete darkness after sunset and residents avoid to walk on the roads or streets. He pointed out that wild bushes and grass have covered all the surrounding areas of the sector while wild animals freely move on the roads and streets.
There is no public transport, hospital and market of daily-use items, therefore, people have to rush to F-11 and E-ll markaz for shopping, Raheel, another resident of the locality said. When Contacted Member Environment CDA, Syed Mustaifain Kazmi said staff of Environment Wing is already cutting the wild bushes from the sector. He said the authority would plant different species of trees and flowers in D-12 during upcoming Spring Tree plantation campaign.
