CDA body approves 10 schemes worth Rs 540 million

The Capital Development Authority Development Working Party (CDADWP) on Thursday approved 10 development schemes costing over Rs 540 million. The meeting to this effect held here with CDA Chairman Kamran Lashari in the chair. Besides, CDA officials, representatives from the Interior Ministry and the Planning Commission also attended the meeting.
THE APPROVED PROJECTS INCLUDE: construction of Fazal-e-Haq Road conversion of existing Northern Carriage way into car parking and construction of new southern carriage way (Rs 185.716 million); the construction of second carriage way of Khayaban-e-Iqbal F-11 (Rs 60.06 million); the dualisation of Nazim-ud-Din Road in sectors F-10 and F-11 (Rs 97.516 million); the construction of second carriage way of Khayaban-e-Iqbal F-10 (Rs 53.020 million); the provision of streetlight poles in poultry and vegetable farms at Park Road (Rs 15.402 million); the improvement in Daman-e-Koh/Pir Sohawa Road intersection with Khayaban-e-Iqbal F-6 (Rs 18.902 million); the installation of streetlight poles from Fazaia Colony to Karal Chowk in the green belt between Islamabad Highway and service road (Rs 4.377 million); the installation of small water purification plants in Islamabad (Rs 7.308 million); the up-gradation of Rose and Jasmine Garden (Rs 55.371 million), and the construction of car parking, widening of existing Daman-e-Koh link road, procurement of golf carts/cars for Daman-e-Koh Viewpoint (Rs 43.241 million).
While two schemes rehabilitation and carpeting of existing street in P and V Scheme-II, Chak Shahzad and dualisation of service road in Sector G-11 were deferred.
The dualisation of Nazim-ud-Din Road would encompass 3.69-km in two sectors, which would be completed within one year. The construction work of second carriage of Khayaban-e-Iqbal is already under way.
Besides, 280 new streetlight poles would be installed and design of old lights would also be changed in poultry and vegetable farms at Park Road.
The second phase of new filtration plants project would also be launched. These plants would be installed in 10 different places, including sectors G-7, G-8/2, I-10, I-14, G-6 and Presidential Estate Colony Awain-e-Sadr.
To ensure smooth flow of traffic, Daman-e-Koh intersection has been redesigned by widening and providing slip lances on all the four turning sides. A roundabout in front of the zoo would also be constructed for easy splitting of traffic towards zoo and Margalla Hills.