PR No. 70 Dualization of the Roads at the cost of Environmental Damages should be avoided ....Malik Amin Aslam Khan Islamabad: October 09, 2018

Federal Minister /Advisor to PM on climate change Malik Amin Aslam Khan has said that Islamabad Capital Territory Administration should avoid dualization of roads at the cost of environmental damages. He stated this while chairing a meeting regarding smooth flow of traffic on embassy road G-15 to F-5. The meeting was attended by Addl. Secretary Climate change Mr Khurram Ali Agha, SSP Traffic ICT, Mr Farukh Rasheed and joint Secretary Ministry of Interior Islamabad. Malik Amin Aslam Khan said that in September 2017, CDA chopped about 200 trees from Attaturk Avenue on the pretext of dualization of the road to ensure smooth flow of traffic. PTI protested and resisted this move of tree cutting. Minister said that environmental protection is our foremost responsibility. Therefore dualization of roads at the cost of environmental damages must be avoided especially if viable alternatives are present. He suggested to the ICT authorities that embassy road running parallel to Attaturk Avenue, may be opened completely from G-5/2 to F-5/2 to avoid traffic congestion in the red zone instead of dualizing the roads. ***** ?

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