The civic management has ignored the sports grounds in areas where middle class resides, due to which the youth is losing confidence in the Mayor and Chairman Capital Development Authority (CDA) Sheikh Anser Aziz. On Monday, the mayor said that provision of state of the art sports facilities to the residents of the capital is his top priority. He said that this would be done by upgrading existing sports grounds.
He said that Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) has provided a comprehensive road map to make federal capital a beautiful and modern city with the cooperation of private sector. He stated that the involvement of the general public in the development process would not only create sense of ownership among the residents but would also help enhance beauty of the city.
He expressed these views while inaugurating renovated multipurpose sports ground located in sector F-8/1 on Monday. On this occasion, Director General Sports and Culture Sanaullah Aman, senior officers of MCI and CDA and sportsperson were also present in large number.
While addressing the ceremony, Mayor of Islamabad and Chairman CDA Sheikh Anser Aziz said that all stakeholders are being involved in the development process so that Islamabad is made a model city in true sense. He said that the participation of private sector in the development process of the city will open new doors of development. He expressed that this would lead to the beautification of city. He said that when this ground was handed over for beautification and up-gradation, it was in a dilapidated condition; however, after a short period of 40 days, the ground has been opened for general public after up-gradation and renovation. He said that MCI and CDA had asked all stakeholders to develop and upgrade different avenues, roads, parks, playgrounds, recreational areas, green belts, median strips and roundabouts under ‘Own a Park’ programme. He said that Islamabad is our identity; therefore, all of us have to work to make it the most beautiful city.
