RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) has sought Rs310 million from the Punjab government to complete two ongoing road schemes in the city which has been pending for the last three years.
A senior RDA official told Dawn that the civic body had started the work on Rs433 million Dry Port Road and Rs233 million Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan Road in 2018 but the work was still incomplete for want of funds.
He said the provincial government had released a meager Rs30 million each for the two roads in Annual Development Programme 2020-21 making it impossible for the civic body to complete the construction work.
Rainwater harvesting project takes off
Mosque adopts system for ablution and watering plants
RAWALPINDI:
The rainwater harvesting project got its first breakthrough on Friday as a local mosque acquired the system to save rain water for ablution and then channelling the used water for irrigation in parks.
The project will help utilise millions of gallons of water the heavens drop on the garrison city instead of letting it drain into Nullah Leh and other drains. Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) Chairman Tariq Mehmood Murtaza inaugurated the rainwater harvesting system at Masjid Sarajia Asghar Mall Scheme.
“RDA is the second city institution of Punjab to adopt rainwater harvesting system for ablution,” he said. RDA has started this work at Masjid Sarajia with the help of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Murtaza said that water is very much needed in mosques and it is being extended to meet it and it is a big model.
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Rawalpindi city’s beautification project gets official nod
Winding lanes of centuries-old bazaars will be converted to a heritage trail
People are shopping in a crowded market of Rawalpindi where traders refused to follow lockdown orders issued by the Punjab government.. PHOTO: ONLINE
RAWALPINDI:
The project concept to covert winding lanes of almost 300 year old bazaars of the old city area to pedestrian-only heritage trail got official nod on Wednesday.
The special city beautification committee has approved the project-concept (PC) I for the conversion of streets passing through different old markets into proper walking streets.
Under the project, the 2.5 kilometres (kms) long-stretch of lanes and streets from historic Bhabhra Bazaar to Raja Bazaar passing through Sarafa Bazaar, Dangi Khoi, Kalan Bazaar will be converted into a proper walking street.
RDA assures RCCI of support
Islamabad
December 31, 2020
Rawalpindi : The Chairman Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) Tariq Mehmood Murtaza has ensured complete support to RCCI in Special Economic Zones (SEZs). He said Special Economic Zones (SEZs) will be developed along Rawalpindi Ring Road to decongest the city.
A meeting held Wednesday in RDA about SEZs along Rawalpindi Ring Road which was attended by Chairman RDA, Director General RDA Chaudhry Maqbol Ahmed, President Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) Muhammd Nasir Mirza, Senior Vice President RCCI Osman Ashraf and Dy Director Finance RDA Muhammad Junaid Taj Bhatti.
On the occasion, Chairman RDA said that the business community is the backbone of the national economy. He elaborated that in line with the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan the Ring Road Rawalpindi will set a new horizon for Development of the city. Rawalpindi Ring Road will be a major pull factor for growth of the city in the South Weste