Overgrown bushes mar beauty of capital’s parks

Many parks had not been cleaned since long

ISLAMABAD:

The residents on Wednesday demanded more facilities and maintenance of public parks set up in various sectors of federal capital.

They were of the views that due to lack of facilitates and annual maintenance mostly parks were giving deserting look, wild grass was not yet trimmed after monsoon season. Mustafa Siddique a resident of G-6 told that people particularly children were reluctant to visit the public parks due to poor maintenance.

He said that many parks had not yet been cleaned since long and swings and benches were also broken which needed urgent attention for repairing.

Due to out of order flood lights, no could even think to visit these parks after evening, he said.

Beauty of the public parks including Kachnar park, Rawal Park, and F-9 Park has faded due to wild grass, weeds, herbs and shrubs.

Rashid Khan, a resident of G-7 said that children parks of G-7 were ignored by the authorities' concerned and since long no maintenance work was carried out.

Hammad Ali, a visitor said that there was no proper lighting system in the parks and visitors were reluctant to visit there. Most of the parks and playgrounds were in a terrible condition, adding that its decaying condition speaks volumes of the lack of interest of concerned officials.

However, when contacted Director Sanitation CDA, Sardar Khan Zamri told parks were being cleaned regularly and wild gross was also being trimmed in the parks, he added.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 8^th, 2020.