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Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Asad Umar Thursday directed the authorities concerned to complete the 10th avenue road project within a period of 21 months and that the project must be launched by the end of next month.
The meeting was informed that the alignment of 10th Avenue Phase I from IJP road to Margallah road contains two packages.
Package one is from IJP to Srinagar highway which includes 8 bridges, underpasses, and flyovers. While package-II includes Srinagar Highway Interchange and connections with G-9/G-10 sectors.
10th Avenue, which is approximately nine-km-long, will start at I.J. Principal Road near the Khayaban stop and culminate at the junction of Khayaban-i-Iqbal (commonly known as Margalla Road).
The meeting was attended by Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on CDA Ali Nawaz Awan, MNA Raja Khurram Nawaz, Chairman PCRWR, and other senior officials and departments representatives.
Mr Asad Umar said this project must be launched by end of November.
He further added that the 10th Avenue is a major initiative of the present government for the citizens of Islamabad especially for the residents of I-10 and I-9 who will have direct access to IJP Principle Road and the Srinagar highway road.
The officials said once constructed, 10th Avenue will not only help reduce traffic congestion on I.J.P. Road and Ninth Avenue but will also provide an alternative route to residents of I-10, I-11 and those living in adjoining areas of Rawalpindi to reach Islamabad.
10th Avenue is part of Islamabad’s master plan, which states that after every sector there will be a major avenue to divide the sectors. However, so far, the CDA could only develop 7th Avenue, 8th Avenue and 9th Avenue.
Federal Govt is also working on the solution of water problem of Sector G-13 & 14.
Housing Authority representatives also informed the meeting that they were working on 25 recharge wells for their Sector G-13.
Asad Umar directed them to start work on the rest of the housing sector as well and come up with a comprehensive plan to finalize it at the next meeting.
Dr. Muhammad Ashraf, Chairman-PCRWR (Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources) and Member, CDA briefed the chair that the drilling work on 25 sites had been started, and by December 2021 a total of 50 sites for grand water recharge wells would have been developed, and under this initiative, the CDA would develop more than 100 recharge wells.
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