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Master plan of Capital should be revisited: PM
August 02, 2019
ISLAMABAD, Aug 02 (INP): Prime Minister Imran Khan keeping in view the ground realities and increase in population of the federal capital has stressed for revisiting the master plan of Islamabad.
The Prime Minister was chairing a meeting regarding the master plan of the federal capital in Islamabad on Friday.
He said that in the interim period, sub rules should immediately be framed for the protection of the capital's green areas and to regularize the construction activities.
Premier Imran Khan noted that work was in progress to provide better residential facilities to the dwellers of slums in Islamabad under Naya Pakistan Housing Project.
He said, the aim is to provide them better civic facilities and improve their standards of living.
Imran Khan regretted that problems relating to increase in population, expansion of the city and its better management were totally ignored in the past.
The Premier said this resulted in extinction of green areas and irregular construction.
Chairman CDA Amer Ali Ahmad briefed the Prime Minister about the plantation campaign started in the capital.
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