Upgrading Islamabad

The capital is always short of houses. Property may be down elsewhere but never here. 
The last two governments have tried revising the Master Plan of Islamabad to upgrade housing 
facilities albeit without much success. There is clearly a renewed interest in the enterprise once
again

The justification for revision is development of new residential sectors deemed necessary to cope
with shortage of housing units in the federal capital. According to news reports, another proposal 
had been made in the revised Master Plan to increase the total number of residential sectors from 
56 to 68 for ensuring thousands of additional housing units in the city. The development of new 
residential sectors could help meet the demand for new housing units however all hinges on approval 
of the revised Master Plan without further delay

The Mott McDonald Pakistan (MMP) UK's revision of their original Master Plan of Islamabad new 
housing sectors, extension in municipal limits, industrial activities, environmental protection, 
road repair, new parks and recreational areas and safety of existing water reservoirs was finished
in 2005. The draft revised Master Plan of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has been doing 
the rounds for years now without any decision. Upgrading Islamabad is essential to keep the country 
competitive.


It is time that the government found the will to decide on the issue. After all, the Master Plan of 
Islamabad is being revised on full-scale only for the first time since the establishment of the city in 
1960s

source - dailytimes