ISLAMABAD: Islamabad is the first city of the country and 101 of the world which has signed Islamabad Green Charter to adopt United Nation Urban Environmental Accords to make Islamabad an environment friendly city and make its environment more lush green. Cycling lanes have been constructed along the Constitution Avenue, Margalla Road (F-6/F-7), School Road (F-6) and 7th Avenue while construction of cycling lanes has been made mandatory along the roads which will be constructed in the future so that increasing environmental pollution could be controlled in addition to the promotion of health activity like cycling in the city. Mayor of Islamabad and Chairman, CDA, Sheikh Anser Aziz expressed these views during a cycling event titled “Volunteers on Wheel” organized by Pakistan Red Crescent Society in collaboration with the Islamabad Metropolitan Corporation and Islamabad Police to mark International Volunteer Day on Thursday. On this occasion, Inspector General Police (ICT) Sultan Azam Tamoori, Secretary Red Crescent Obaid Ullah Khan, President Islamabad Bar Association Naveed Malik, SSP Traffic Malik Matloob Hussain, Civil Society and number of volunteers were also present.
Mayor of Islamabad and Chairman CDA, Sheikh Anser Aziz said that he is glad to know that 1.8 million registered volunteers of Red Crescent are serving humanity and this number will reach 5 million by 2020. He said that all union councils of MCI have been directed to constitute volunteers teams which will serve in close coordination with Red Crescent. Mayor of Islamabad said that MCI is working with National Disaster Management Authority so that expertise and technical capabilities of each other could be utilized to respond any untoward properly. He further said that improvement of environment of Islamabad and preservation of its green character is top priority of MCI.
Published in Daily Times, December 15th 2017.