CDA to set up toilets at public parks

Authority upgrading 50 parks in the first phase

ISLAMABAD:

The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is planning to set up at least one toilet each for males and females at all public parks to facilitate them in responding the nature's call.

"We have decided to establish toilets at all public parks of the federal capital, in addition to cycling and walking tracks," CDA Chairman Amir Ali Ahmed said on Sunday.

Ahmed said development work was being carried out at all the parks to provide quality recreational facilities to Islamabad dwellers. "Currently, there are 235 small and big parks in the federal capital," he said, adding that the CDA was focusing on upgrading 50 parks in the first phase.

He said the upgradation work in these parks was in full swing and the transformation of all of the 235 parks of Islamabad into fully-equipped recreational facilities will be completed in few months.

Commenting on the development projects, the public appreciated the government for taking environment and public friendly initiatives. "Parks in the capital city were once the hallmark of Islamabad - the Beautiful - but the long-prevailed negligence of the authorities concerned had turned them into dens of addicts," Khurram Shehzad, a resident of Sector G-7 said.

He extended his gratitude to the departments concerned for carrying out renovation and restoration work in the city.

However, people living in the rural areas of Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) also appealed to the city managers to set up parks in their respective areas.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 2^nd, 2020.