Parks across capital in disrepair due to neglect
There are parks in all the sub-sectors of the capital, most of which are dilapidated and in need of repairs and maintenance, but they garner little attention from the concerned authorities.
These parks used to be the responsibility of the CDA, but after the formation of the local government they were handed over to the Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) which does not have the funds to carry out repairs.
Sources said only a few out of the city’s 200 parks — such as Fatima Jinnah Park and Lake View Park — are relatively maintained.
An MCI official said parks were maintained under former CDA chairman Kamran Lashari, but fell into disrepair due to neglect on the part of the authority.
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Today, the equipment in most of these parks is broken and other civic work is not being carried out.
No major repairs or horticultural activity has been carried out in the last decade, G-7 resident Mohammad Arshad said.
“Beautiful, well-maintained parks used to be a signature of the capital city, but because of negligence by the civic authority parks in the capital now appear dirty,” one MCI official said, adding that sports grounds have also fallen victim to neglect.
Several grounds, including the G-7/4 football ground and the G-7 hockey ground have been stripped of cables and floodlights by unknown elements.