ISLAMABAD: The business community of Rawalpindi and Islamabad has asked the Metro Bus Project Committee chairman to form a committee to assess the damage caused to the traders by rainwater and pay them due compensation for losses.
Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Muzzamil Hussain Sabri said the recent rains have affected many bus stations including Peshawar Mor, Centaurus, 7th Avenue, Kutchery and Shaheed-i-Milat where water flowed down the staircases and dripped from the ceiling, inundating the stations.
He said billions of rupees were spent on construction of Metro Bus stations but no proper arrangements were made for drainage of rain water. He said more rains were expected in coming days and stressed upon the government to look into this issue seriously to ensure proper drainage of water during monsoon so that business community could be saved from business losses and people could be saved from any mishap.
He made these remarks during a meeting with a delegation of rain affected traders led by Abdul Ghaffar Chaudhry, Secretary General, Traders Welfare Association, I&T Center, G-8/1, Islamabad that visited Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
