CDA building ramps for wheelchairs

ISLAMABAD:

The apex development agency has started a project to build ramps for wheelchairs at business centres, markets and various public places.

According to a statement issued by the Capital Development Authority (CDA) work on the construction of ramps for wheelchair-bound people was initiated on Sunday.

In the first phase, CDA said, these ramps will be constructed at 110 different sites to facilitate easy access to differently-abled people.

Upon the special directions of the President Arif Alvi, CDA has decided to construct ramps for wheelchair-bound people at various markets, business centres, roads, major traffic intersections, zebra crossing, and parks.

The road and maintenance department will construct wheelchair ramps at the designated places in the city. This step is being taken to facilitate the differently-abled people so that they can easily go to markets and business centres.

In the second phase the ramps will be constructed in SectorF-9 park, Rose and Jasmine Garden, Japan Park, Lotus Park, Lake View Park, and other main parks of the city. Later on, the ramps will be constructed in all the small and big markets, roads, parks, and other places of the city, the CDA statement added.

CDA Chairman Amer Ali Ahmad said that differently-abled people are the asset of the country so it is our responsibility to facilitate them in all regards. CDA will give its best to provide the facility of ramps to wheelchair-bound people throughout the city, he added.

 

Published in The Express Tribune, December 7^th, 2020.