Naqvi announces five major projects for Islamabad

Islamabad: Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi Tuesday announced five major projects for the convenience of the citizens of Islamabad.

Mohsin Naqvi visited the Capital District Authority (CDA) headquarters and took important decisions to provide relief to the citizens.

On this occasion, Interior Minister decided to launch Capital Emergency Services and Capital Waste Management Company in Islamabad. Capital Safe City Authority, Central Business District (CBD) Islamabad and Capital Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) will also be established.

Federal Interior Minister assigned the task to Chairman CDA and Chief Commissioner Islamabad Muhammad Ali Randhawa.

Mohsin Naqvi said; “All the measures aim to provide the best and fastest services to the citizens of Islamabad, soon we will make Islamabad an ideal city”.

The Home Minister during his visit to CDA headquarters met the staff of Ambulance 1122 and Fire Brigade and urged them to perform their duties diligently, saying that Ambulance, Fire Brigade and Water Rescue Service should be integrated under Capital Emergency Services.

He stated that citizens will be able to get emergency services by calling 1122 in any emergency. A unified emergency control room will be established, live tracking of vehicles will be done through GPS and special attention will be paid to staff training.

The interior minister also directed to set up new Emergency Services 1122 stations in the city and ordered recruitment on merit for approved vacancies, saying that the number of ambulances in Islamabad would be increased.

Chairman CDA and Chief Commissioner Islamabad Mohammad Ali Randhawa, Deputy Commissioner Islamabad Irfan Memon and other emergency services officials were also present on the occasion.