Rawalpindi’s parks to get a facelift

RAWALPINDI/ISLAMABAD:

Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) Rawalpindi Director General Ahmad Hassan Ranjha on Thursday said that the authority was utilising all available resources to make the city clean and green and uplift the parks.

Talking to APP, he said that the authorities concerned had been directed to complete ongoing renovation and beautification work of all the parks within the shortest possible time frame. The director general said that efforts were also being made to repair faulty lights, swings and walking tracks besides improving the security of the parks.

The PHA was planting maximum saplings and enhancing greenery, particularly in parks and green belts of the city, he said, adding that PHA Rawalpindi was maintaining a total of 53 parks, including four big public parks, Allma Iqbal Park, Rawal Road Park, Liaquat Bagh and Potohar parks.

Cleanliness drive

The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has kicked off a cleanliness campaign at various parks of the federal capital to ensure a neat and clean environment to attract tourists.

A CDA official said that the campaign launched aimed at ensuring a clean environment to urge the tourists to maintain cleanliness at tourist spots of the capital city

 

Published in The Express Tribune, October 27^th, 2023.