Daily Times

ISLAMABAD: Performance and efficiency of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) can be gauged from the inaction of its sanitation directorate which did not remove the uprooted trees lying on different city roads caused by recent thunderstorms in the on-going monsoon season.

“The fallen trees were still lying on the roads even after several weeks which not only give ugly look to the capital city but also a potential threat for road accident any time,” a resident – Salman Ahmed – said.

“I have seen number of trees that have fallen after the recent storms including in sector G-8 alongside the footpaths – which had not been removed for last 15 days,” he said.

Sana Khan – a housewife – said, “A number of trees had fallen in the thunderstorms but the civic body – which is responsible to remove it promptly – has not bothered to clear the mess.” In addition, some trees in these areas had been bent and may fall anytime, she added.

When contacted Capital Development Authority (CDA) an official said, “Teams have been deployed at various sectors to remove the trash we try to provide support to the trees which were bent by storms or rains.”