On the backburner: CDA’s bus terminal project pending since 2003
Lahore High Court had taken up the issue of bus stands in the capital in 2002.
ISLAMABAD:
Transporters have demanded the authorities to shift bus terminals to a designated plot in Sector I-11/4.
The Capital Development Authority (CDA) had approved construction of bus stands in I-11/4 in 2011. According to the plan, existing bus terminals at Faizabad, G-9 Markaz and Pirwadhai were to be relocated to the new facility in I-11/4. About 164 kanals were allocated for the project.
Islamabad Transporters and Passengers Welfare Association president told APP that the Lahore High Court had taken up the issue of bus stands in the capital in 2002. He said the CDA and Islamabad Traffic Authority had assured the court to consult the transporters and resolve the issue in two months.
He said the CDA board approved a plan for bus stands in I-11/4 in 2003. According to the plan, the transporters had to bear the expenditure of construction while the Directorate of Municipal Administration was responsible for ensuring basic facilities, including drainage system, water supply and security.
He said the civic agency had a change of mind in January 2013 and decided to construct the bus terminal on its own. He said the association sent its last reminder to the civic agency on January 30, 2013 for execution of the project. He urged the authority to resolve the issue while protecting their businesses, adding that only three bus stands in the capital have no-objection certificates.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 1st, 2014.
Transporters have demanded the authorities to shift bus terminals to a designated plot in Sector I-11/4.
The Capital Development Authority (CDA) had approved construction of bus stands in I-11/4 in 2011. According to the plan, existing bus terminals at Faizabad, G-9 Markaz and Pirwadhai were to be relocated to the new facility in I-11/4. About 164 kanals were allocated for the project.
Islamabad Transporters and Passengers Welfare Association president told APP that the Lahore High Court had taken up the issue of bus stands in the capital in 2002. He said the CDA and Islamabad Traffic Authority had assured the court to consult the transporters and resolve the issue in two months.
He said the CDA board approved a plan for bus stands in I-11/4 in 2003. According to the plan, the transporters had to bear the expenditure of construction while the Directorate of Municipal Administration was responsible for ensuring basic facilities, including drainage system, water supply and security.
He said the civic agency had a change of mind in January 2013 and decided to construct the bus terminal on its own. He said the association sent its last reminder to the civic agency on January 30, 2013 for execution of the project. He urged the authority to resolve the issue while protecting their businesses, adding that only three bus stands in the capital have no-objection certificates.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 1st, 2014.