Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif will inaugurate a parking plaza at Fawara Chowk, Raja Bazaar, an official said Sunday. Chief Minister’s Development and Monitoring Cell Chairman Sardar Nasim said the CM was taking keen interest in the development and beautification of the Rawalpindi city. He said that many mega projects had been completed and a number of projects were in the pipeline.
It was a mega project of the Punjab government which had allocated worth Rs 180 million for the construction of the plaza. Spreading over 4.5 kanals of land, the plaza had five storeys and a basement and is located in the heart of the city.
The parking plaza, an initiative of the Punjab government to address parking problems at the commercial hub of the city was handed over to RDA and NESPAK prepared the project feasibility report and the PC-1. The traders welcomed the construction of parking plaza at the busiest road hoping that it would help to address and mitigate the suffering of the commuters.
Lack of civic amenities irks traders: Traders in the G-7/4 area have expressed concern over severe lack of civic amenities in their market area. Dilapidated roads, streets, footpaths, blocked sewerage systems, unattended garbage heaps, non-functional streetlights and complete lack of water amenities are among the numerous unattended crisis plaguing the area. The recent rainy spell adds a lot to woes with dripping water while the enforcement squad also plays its due role in disturbing/harassing the traders of the area. Complaining that the CDA does not do anything itself, the traders have demanded immediate rectification of the situation.
