Multi-storey parking plazas in the works for ICT

CDA official says authority has approved PC-1 of the project.

ISLAMABAD:

Capital Development Authority (CDA) Chairman Aamir Ali Ahmed said on Friday that the authority has approved PC-1 for the construction of six multi-storey parking plazas in major business centres for which construction work would start by end of August.

The official stated that the six multi-storey parking plazas would be constructed in line with modern design so that after construction, these plazas could be seen as magnificent and unique construction for parking purpose in the federal capital.

Ahmed said that each parking plaza would consist of five to eight floors with three proposed to be built in the Blue Area, one in Sector F-10 while others would be built in sectors and F/8 I/8 for the benefit and relief of visitors and shop owners. Rooftop gardens, cinema, mini shopping malls and food courts have also been planned in each parking plaza to attract the general public, he added.

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The official further maintained that CDA is committed to resolve the ever-increasing problems related to traffic and parking in the capital, adding that under the plan, road networks would also be expanded and renovated.

Replying to a query, he said in a bid to improve standards of public toilets in the city, the authority is also upgrading and reviving public toilets, adding that upgradation work of public toilets and sector parks was in full swing. He mentioned that upgradation work for all parks would be completed within the next few months.

Ahmed said that after focusing on the financial stability of CDA, our main focus is to bring more transparency and introduce reforms as well restructuring the team. He stated that till mid of August, all top directors of CDA wings would sit at public facilitation desks to address the citizens’ complaints.

He further announced that for the facilitation of the general public, CDA has planned to launch a helpline and mobile app where citizens can register their complaints with the relevant department, which would be functional soon. He assured that the department is making all out efforts to restore natural beauty of the capital city by utilising available resources.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 3^rd, 2021.