Parliamentarians rue CDA’s indifference towards Islamabad
The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Government Assurances during a meeting on Wednesday showed its apprehension that once-beautiful Islamabad is likely to turn into the ugliest capital of the world due to a poor performance of the Capital Development Authority.
The parliamentarians also observed that the CDA is not serious to develop Sector E-12; it was informed that over thirty years have been passed but the CDA has still failed to develop Sector E-12 of Islamabad. The committee also took a notice of the absence of Mayor and CDA Chairman Anser Aziz in the meeting.
The Committee directed the CDA chairman to attend the next meeting of the committee in person and explain the reasons behind the failed development of the E-12, in case of failure to explain, an appropriate action would be initiated under the rules.
The committee also considered the performance of Ministry of Water and Power and was informed that sometimes electricity bills were received after the due date and in some case just before the deadline. The committee directed the Ministry of Water and Power to improve the billing system and come up with a mechanism to deliver the bills at least two weeks before the due date.
The committee was informed that during 2013 to October 2016, some 578 assurances were given on the floor of the house. The implementation reports of the assurances are regularly being demanded by the different divisions. During last three months, implementation reports of 85 assurances have been received from different divisions.
The meeting of the Standing Committee was attended by nine MNAs, including Muhammad Afzal Khokar, Abdul Majeed Khan Khanan Khail, Sardar Muhammad Irfan Dogar, Chaudhry Muhammad Munir Asghar, Syed Sajid Mehdi, Abdul Hakeem Baloch, Shafqat Mahmood, Sher Akbar Khan and Shagufta Jummani.
The meeting was also included Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD) Secretary Nargis Ghaloo, along with senior officers of Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Ministry of Water and Power, CEO of HESCO and the CEO of SEPCO.
