KABUL: The acting Kabul mayor, Abdullah Habibzai, who briefed media and the public on his activities from the past 14 months said the income of the municipality has increased and that the institution has started work on many raod and canal construction projects in the city.
According to him, 184 kilometers of road and more than 25 kilometers of water canals have been built in the city and that five recreational places, 500 parking lots and 375 kilometers of road are under construction in Kabul.
“The metro bus projects in Sarai Shamali, Kote Shangi and Karte Naw Road will be completed by the end of (solar year) 1397 – march 2018,” he said.
Other issues on the way of the municipality are preventing from the destruction of historical buildings, maintaining Kabul’s protected areas, recovering more than $5 million USD from Sherpoor project owners and fighting against land grabbing. The acting mayor said they continue to address the issues.
“We even destroyed a number of illegal buildings but due to a number of legal problems and some issues in police, we could not further implement our plans,” he added.
A number of Kabul residents meanwhile called on the municipality to boost up its projects in the city.
“The mayors have done their job but there are mafia groups in the city who are preventing the implementation of a number of road projects,” Ezatullah, a resident of Kabul, claimed.
“We are happy about the Kabul Municipality’s activities but they should start the road construction projects early in summer not in winter,” said Abdul Wahid Aslami, a resident of Kabul.
