Post Reply 
 
Thread Rating:
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Poor maintenance of Chattar Park resented
04-02-2012, 12:45 PM
Post: #1
Poor maintenance of Chattar Park resented
Poor maintenance of Chattar Park resented

ISLAMABAD - Like several other costly projects - initiated by the Capital Development Authority (CDA) in the past - the fate of Rs80 million project of installation of Chinese manufactured cybernetic fountains at eight different locations of the federal capital still hangs in balance.

Lack of well-equipped technicians, absence of proper water and electricity connections and above all zero-response by the representatives of a blue-eyed firm that was given the contract are stated main hurdles in making fully functional these colourful fountains.

Inaugurated on April 12, 2011 by the then Chairman of the Authority Imtiaz Inayat Elahi, though approximately one year has lapsed but three out of eight installed fountains are still without water and electricity connections.

While the electricity panels of two of the fountains installed on Kashmir Chowk and Rawal Chowk were exhausted days after their installment owing to electricity fluctuation. While unknown persons have recently made away with costly lights of another fountain installed along 9th Avenue near PTCL exchange (F-8).


So the only functional fountain left is along 7th Avenue near Zoo Chowk. However, CDA Director Parks Khalid Malik thinks otherwise. While talking to TheNation, he claimed that 85 per cent of the problems CDA was facing in making these fountains functional are sorted out by the Authority.

“On-site mechanical and electrical work of the project has been completed, while work is in progress to sort out remaining issues. It will take another one month to make functional all the eight cybernetic fountains,” he said.

He said that manufacturing of fountains involves Chinese technology and the Authority does not have skilled technicians to operate the units. “Chinese engineers have been visiting the site for some time and our technicians are working with them so that to make themselves familiar with the technology,” he said. He said that CDA has recently floated the tenders regarding installation of power and water connections at three of the fountains.

While new lights would also be purchased to install them at one of the fountains where the same were taken away by thieves. When it comes to the responsibility of the contractor firm for the project, it dawned upon that the firm has managed to withdraw the security amount of approximately Rs10 million it had submitted with the Authority.
Visit this user's website Find all posts by this user
Quote this message in a reply
Post Reply 


Possibly Related Threads...
Thread: Author Replies: Views: Last Post
  CDA yet to start maintenance work on damaged roads Salman 0 4,834 09-16-2013 04:41 PM
Last Post: Salman
  Chief Justice Declares That The Money Of The Poor Will Not Be Plundered With Salman 0 6,336 08-26-2013 03:19 PM
Last Post: Salman
  Non-allotment of alternative plots resented Salman 0 3,965 01-30-2013 03:50 PM
Last Post: Salman
  Godown Road’s poor condition bane for residents of PHA flats Salman 0 4,167 12-26-2012 12:23 PM
Last Post: Salman
  D-13 case: poor coordination puts CDA chief in trouble Salman 0 3,975 12-21-2012 01:50 PM
Last Post: Salman
  Poor condition of service roads needs immediate attention Salman 0 4,445 11-05-2012 12:01 PM
Last Post: Salman
  Capital rain-hit roads need maintenance Salman 0 4,333 09-24-2012 04:16 PM
Last Post: Salman
  ‘Poor’ CDA selling plots to generate funds Salman 0 3,938 07-27-2012 11:40 AM
Last Post: Salman
  Punjab plans solar panels for poor households Salman 0 4,124 06-29-2012 07:47 PM
Last Post: Salman
  ‘Poor-quality’ overhead bridge in Harbanspura crumples Salman 0 4,226 06-29-2012 07:41 PM
Last Post: Salman
  NHA’s liabilities in maintenance cost slashed to Rs 7.5bn Salman 0 3,661 04-24-2012 12:16 PM
Last Post: Salman
  Proposed allocations for development, maintenance of PHA approved Salman 0 3,936 04-18-2012 01:30 PM
Last Post: Salman
  Poor sanitation on Airport Link Road irks public Salman 0 4,598 03-29-2012 12:36 PM
Last Post: Salman
  CM launches housing scheme for ‘poor people’ Salman 0 5,517 03-26-2012 11:41 AM
Last Post: Salman
  SMEDA launches pro-poor programme Lahore_Real_Estate 0 4,023 12-29-2011 11:36 AM
Last Post: Lahore_Real_Estate
  Plan to turn Nishtar Park into Hyde Park Lahore_Real_Estate 0 4,568 10-20-2011 02:06 PM
Last Post: Lahore_Real_Estate
  Dream of houses for the poor came true: CM Lahore_Real_Estate 0 3,583 05-30-2011 02:35 PM
Last Post: Lahore_Real_Estate
  Poor Pakistan & Rich Rulres! (Javed Ch) LRE 0 3,611 04-13-2011 01:12 AM
Last Post: LRE
  Housing for the poor a forgotten agenda of CDA Lahore_Real_Estate 0 3,091 10-05-2010 01:35 PM
Last Post: Lahore_Real_Estate
  National park, not a city park Lahore_Real_Estate 0 4,249 09-06-2010 02:42 PM
Last Post: Lahore_Real_Estate

Forum Jump:


User(s) browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)