Interior minister inaugurates underpass connecting sectors G-7, G-8 for road users convenience.

ISLAMABAD -- Interior Minister Brigadier (r) Ijaz Ahmed Shah Thursday inaugurated an underpass being constructed at the Faisal Avenue to ensure smooth flow of traffic on the city roads.

Addressing the inaugural ceremony, he urged the Isloiites to play their due role as responsible citizens in beautification of the city.

"The whole country especially federal capital belongs to you and it is your responsibility to take steps for its beautification," he said advising the people to make the city clean, green and garbage-free.

Ijaz Shah appreciated Member of National Assembly Ali Nawz Awan for focusing on development of the city adding the underpass connecting sectors G-7 and G-8 would facilitate the local residents of the area.

He expressed the confidence that the federal capital would become more clean and green in the days coming ahead.

Faisal Avenue underpass was approved in 2015 but this public welfare project was neglected due to non-serious attitude of the quarter concerned.

Keeping in view the importance of public utility projects, the incumbent management of civic body prioritized the project after reviewing it and approved the PC-I.

In addition, the management has further decided to work on all stalled projects which were stopped from the last so many years.

After completing all codal formalities, the Capital Development Authority - Development Working Party (CDA-DWP), in its 43rd meeting dated 07.05.2019, reviewed and approved the project and decided to extend the project's construction period.

However, it is emphasized to ensure that the cost of project would not be increased as well as change in location.

In the light of this decision, the incumbent management invited bids through add in newspapers and after fulfillment of all codal formalities in the shortest possible time; the contract was awarded to the lowest bidder. The approved construction cost of underpass is Rs351...