The Nullahs, once a source of fresh water, have become filthy due to garbage dumping.
Despite claims of the civic body to initiate work on cleanliness of Nullahs, there is still a need to cleanse the streams, causing a polluted environment for the people.
The residents living along the nullahs have requested civic body to take steps for cleanliness. They said the nullah had become a garbage dump and are creating hurdles in the flow of rain water.
Razia Begum, a resident of G-7 slum said once such Nullahs contained clean water which people used for chores, now these have become mere garbage dumps.
She urged the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to clean the Nullahs to avoid health problems.
A frequently-used pedestrian bridge at the G-7 nullah near the Zero Point is without a safety fence and has become a constant threat for residents.
The residents of the locality said due to heavy rains, the safety fence of the bridge was removed to facilitate the flow of rainwater.
He said CDA officials on several occasions launched campaigns to clean the nullahs but people later throw garbage into them.
The civic body has already constituted special teams to ensure daily cleanliness of Nullahs, said an official of CDA. He said that during the first phase, around three dumper of garbage was lifted from the nullahs.
While in the next phase, teams of Sanitation Directorate comprised of Nullah coolies will carry out the cleanliness work and lifting of garbage from different nullahs on war footing.
He said that if the cleanliness of these Nullahs be carried out on daily basis, the garbage can be controlled.
However, in order to ensure the flow of clean treated water, CDA is working on a pilot project in collaboration with National Agriculture Research Council (NARC).
Under this project the stream flowing through the Rose and Jasmine Garden will be planted with the plants having anti-pollution capabilities which will also defuse the malodorousness.
In order to remove the toxic elements from these Nullahs, ten new ponds will also be constructed to treat the polluted water, which has been initiated.
The treated water would be used for agriculture purpose. During the next phase, all the Nullahs flowing through Islamabad will be treated under Bio-remediation in order to enhance the beauty of the capital city
