Lt-Gen Ahsan Azhar Hayat said that Defence was supposed to be developed as a model residential estate of the country. He said that security in the DHA should be improved and improvised imaginatively to ensure peaceful living in Defence.

He asked DHA vigilance branch to play an effective and proactive role in this regard.

The board was informed that hi-tech security cameras and alarm system were being installed on busy roads while the DHA vigilance branch had been re-equipped with modern vehicles and communication to enhance its response and effectiveness.

It was further informed that waste disposal and sanitation in two sectors of DHA had recently been assigned to two new contractors who had employed equipment, machinery, vehicles and workforce to ensure efficient waste disposal and debris collection daily from residential localities while twice a day in commercial areas.

Ahsan Hayat stressed the need for launching an effective media campaign to ensure active involvement and participation of residents in cleanliness campaign. He also emphasised introduction of the concept of sweeping and cleaning of the area at night for better outlook of the areas.

The board decided that an elegantly designed DHA office complex would be constructed in DHA Phase-VIII. Leading architect firms of the country gave design caters for spacious parking area and a modern layout with all facilities.

Earlier, DHA Administrator Brig Maqsood Hussain gave an in-depth briefing of the progress made so far in the ongoing mega projects in Defence.—PPI