The meeting of the Commission was convened by the Chief Commissioner Islamabad and Chairman CDA Amer Ali Ahmed. The meeting was attended by Executive Pakistan Institute for Environmental Research, former Member Planning & Design CDA Asad Mehboob Kiyani, Habitat Program Manger Jawad Ali Khan, UN Human Settlement Programme, Member Planning & Design CDA, Architect representative of PCATP, Director General RDA Muhammad Anwar Hussain, Chief (Physical Planning) Planning Commission of Pakistan, Chief Metropolitan Officer MCI, Vice Chairman Pakistan Council of Architects and Town Planners and Director Master Plan.
The participants of the meeting shared the vision statement of the commission which would be finalized in the next meeting of the commission. The meeting unanimously agreed to hire the services of consultant for formulation and conduct of studies for development of master plan. Studies which includes water supply, sewerage, electricity, existing Built-up-Properties and infrastructure, demographic, socio-economic and other areas of vital importance.
Committee discusses TORs on water supply, sewerage, electricity, infrastructure, demographic & socio-economic development
The meeting also decided that TORs for consulting firms will be evolved within three weeks so that advertisement can be issued, input of Planning Commission will also be invited to ensure transparency in the process. One of the Commission’s member Dr. Ghulam Abbas Dean UET Lahore, has recently expired therefore Fatiah was offered for him it was further unanimously decided that as replacement of him a senior and eminent female urban planner or architect would be included in the commission with the approval of Federal Government.
It was also decided that all work would be completed within the parameters / TORs assigned by the Federal Government to the Federal Commission. It was decided after two weeks public hearings will be commenced where people from different segments of the society will be encouraged and invited including retired civil servants, retired Chairmen CDA, residents of different sectors, residents of Katchi Abdaies, media persons and students etc will also be heard.
Published in Daily Times, January 25th 2019.
