ISLAMABAD, DEC 10 (DNA) – Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) has made Machinery Pool Organization (MPO) an effective and self sustainable formation.

MPO is not only meeting requirements of the MCI but other private departments can also hire services and machinery of MPO Directorate which will surely generate handsome revenue for MCI.

Mayor Islamabad and Chairman, Capital Development Authority (CDA), Sheikh Anser Aziz expressed these views while inspecting road carpeting work being carried out by MPO Directorate at Margalla Road  Khayaban-e-Iqbal, F-10 Chowk. On this occasion, Director MPO and officers of other concerned formations also accompanied the Mayor during his visit.

Mayor Islamabad and Chairman, CDA Sheikh Anser Aziz was informed that after revamping MPO Directorate and acting upon self-reliance policy, road carpeting and repair/maintenance in the entire city is being carried out by own resources of authority due to which sufficient funds were saved in addition to ensuring superior quality of work.

He was informed that carpeting of Mragalla Road from Secretariat to F-10 Khayaban Iqbal has been completed.

Mayor was also briefed that during the last one (01) year, MPO directorate carried out carpeting of 190 Kilometers roads all over the city including Constitution Avenue, Pir Sohawa road, G-8 Round about, Secretariat Blocks, Sector D-12, Convention Centre, Diplomatic Enclave, Service Road (North) Sector E-11, Khyaban-e-Suherwardi, Serena Chowk, VIP Loop Fiazabad Chowk, Khaiban-e-Iqbal, Margalla Road and Parbat Road and other major and small roads of the city. In all these projects, sufficient funds were saved which were utilized on other development activities.

Mayor of Islamabad and Chairman CDA, Sheikh Anser Aziz said that different directorates of both MCI and CDA have been put on the path of self-sustainability which has significantly improved service delivery.

He said that all formations of authority have been directed to adopt policy of self reliance and effectively utilize available resources to make MCI and CDA self-sustainable and sound departments.

He directed MPO directorate to carryout road carpeting of all major and small roads particularly in thickly populated areas of the city.=DNA

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