The civic agency is considering constructing a 5-kilometer road from a popular restaurant to Bari Imam. A media report has added that the construction of the said road could damage Margalla Hills National Park (MHNP).
The civic agency’s Planning and Engineering Wings will review the proposal and advise the relevant authorities. If the proposal is accepted, the Engineering Wing will prepare Project-Concept (PC-1) for CDA Development Working Party’s (DWP) approval.
This development also gives rise to environmental concerns as the national park’s natural environment stands to be threatened by human interventions in its green areas, including road construction and increased traffic.
To accommodate the growing capital city population, residential buildings have been built in the Margalla hills. Recreational visitors trash the national park and harm wildlife. Vehicle pollution is also destroying the environment.
The federal government found almost 100 illegally occupied spots in the national park. The climate change ministry has been pushing this issue at all official forums.
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Great C D A took very wise decision to build New road 🛣️ at Margala hills. insha’Allah Very soon this road will be finished. We thanks CDA for construction this road.
We? Are you representing someone, like people in Islamabad. What about an I.
Its very good initiative by CDA ,dont try to nagitive propeganda for destroying the project.
یہ اک اچھا اقدام ہوگا، ایک طرف سیاخت کو فروغ تو دوسری طرف مارگلہ پہاڑوں کے پیچھے لاکھوں لوگوں کی زندگی آسان ہو جائے گی، َرہی بات آلودگی کی تو وہ ابھی زیادہ ہے، کم ہو جائے گی، ہر سال آگ وہاں لگتی ہے جہاں روڈ نہیں ہے
What kind of reverse-logic is this: pollution will reduce when road is constructed after cutting the trees and having smoke-guzzling cars pass through?
CDA must avoid doing this disastrous act that would surely further harm this unfortunate city۔
Unfortunate city? How.
Good , first environment improve than thing seriously take another route
Very often we construct roads mainly to evolve Buisness at the cost of environmental degradation and ecological imbalance.Bad trend on the part of Politicians and their puppet planners.
Ecological balance must be restored to 1900 or what about 1700,like 300 years back.
CDA should not construct road this will destroy environment and we should see smog in Lahore avoid destroying National Park
Environment of Islamabad must be fully protected.
By the way, will someone look into the loot of the transport company taking visa applicants to and from their respective embassies with the diplomatic enclave @Rs. 3000/- per person. This is nothing less than daylight robbery! Will the relevant authorities look into this fleecing of poor citizens? This loot is clearly not justifiable by any means.
They should work on another route instead of destroying the serenity of nation park. There is already enough damge done to margalla narional park. Have some mercy on living habitate of that area.
Due to heavy traffic on Margalla people are facing lot of trouble. We living in Islamabad we need New road. We thanks to C D A management specially Chairman on this wise decision. We residents of Islamabad sport to build New road. Once again thank to CD A. Expecting road will be began soon.
Intention to built subject road must be scrutinised that whether this road is being bilt to facilitate the inhabitants n public at large or just to multiply the business of that two hotels who were already condemned for encroachment
Muhammad Asif Khan
Advocate Supreme Court
very long awaited,,,let it get implemented,,the only single road i.e Damn e koh pirsohawa road faces heavy congestion of traffic on weekends & holidays,,tourists creates problems for local residents of distt islamabad woh are living behing margalla hills,lot of deaths occured on the way while bringing patients to Islamabad hospitals due to congestion and wrong parking on the road,,there is an urgent requirement of construction of new road which connects pir sohawa.
Mr. We did not read the article in its true spirit I suppose. He primarily focused on the road part, conveniently ignoring the effects on climate,environment and wildlife etc.
Stop destroying Islamabad in the name of Development. Already Islamabad has lost its beauty.