Islamabad: The City Managers of Islamabad and Rawalpindi recently agreed to jointly use a new landfill site to dispose solid waste. The Capital Development Authority (CDA) and the Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) are set to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in this regard, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Planning.
The decision was taken during a meeting that took place in the presence of Minister of Planning Asad Umar. According to a news report shared in a national daily, the twin cities will now be able to mutually use a landfill site that will be developed near Chakwal.
Special Assistant to Prime Minister on CDA Affairs Ali Nawaz Awan stated that “The landfill site is a chronic issue of Islamabad and today the meeting decided that both RDA and CDA will use the new landfill site to be set up in Mandra.” The land fill site will be built by the RDA and as per the MoU, both the CDA and RDA will be able to use it for proper waste disposal.
On an average, the capital city produces around 600 tons of garbage every day. Prior to this, the site that CDA planned to use was shut down due to its hazardous impact on the adjoining areas.
The aforementioned meeting was also attended by Chief Commissioner Islamabad and CDA Chairman Amer Ali Ahmed, Commissioner Rawalpindi Mohammad Mehmood, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on CDA Affairs Ali Nawaz Awan, MNA Raja Khurram Nawaz and others.
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