Civic Complaints: Glaring problems at markets
Aabpara and Melody markets are facing countless problems due to rising encroachments.
ISLAMABAD:
Aabpara and Melody markets are facing countless problems due to rising encroachments, poor sewerage system and lack of parking facilities.
These markets are the oldest and busiest business centres in the city, but their problems are increasing by the day, spelling difficulties for shoppers and traders.
The encroached pavement has made it hard for visitors to walk through the corridors of these markets while dangling electricity wires pose severe threat to life and property.
The CDA seems to have turned a blind eye to the plight of these markets that are located only a few yards away from its offices.
Naveed Abbasi, a visitor, said it had become a nuisance to shop at the markets. “Being a resident of G-6, it is convenient for me to shop at these markets but their condition is deteriorating, making it hard for
me to continue shopping there.”
Mian Sarfraz, another shopper, complained about the bad sanitation in markets, saying that the sewage water keeps gushing out of drains. “Each time I visit the market, I have to face pounds of stinky water,” he said.
Car parking is another problem being faced by the visitors.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 16th, 2011.
Aabpara and Melody markets are facing countless problems due to rising encroachments, poor sewerage system and lack of parking facilities.
These markets are the oldest and busiest business centres in the city, but their problems are increasing by the day, spelling difficulties for shoppers and traders.
The encroached pavement has made it hard for visitors to walk through the corridors of these markets while dangling electricity wires pose severe threat to life and property.
The CDA seems to have turned a blind eye to the plight of these markets that are located only a few yards away from its offices.
Naveed Abbasi, a visitor, said it had become a nuisance to shop at the markets. “Being a resident of G-6, it is convenient for me to shop at these markets but their condition is deteriorating, making it hard for
me to continue shopping there.”
Mian Sarfraz, another shopper, complained about the bad sanitation in markets, saying that the sewage water keeps gushing out of drains. “Each time I visit the market, I have to face pounds of stinky water,” he said.
Car parking is another problem being faced by the visitors.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 16th, 2011.