CDA, WAPDA, PTCL, Sui Gas responsible for delays in development projects
By Adnan Rafique

ISLAMABAD—The high-ups of Capital DevelopmentAuthority (CDA), WAPDA, PTCL and Sui-Gas Saturday burst at each otherduring a meeting of Sub-Committee of Senate Body on Interior to justifythe inordinate delays in a number of development projects in the federal capital.
Convenor of the Committee Senator Talha Mehmood warned the officialsto behave in the meeting otherwise they would be expelled from the committee room. Talking to media persons after the meeting Talha said there was a huge communication gap between the four departments and it was observed that the PTCL, WAPDA and Sui-Gas were equally responsible for inordinate delay in development projects and not only the CDA.
He said it was for the first time that the high-ups of four departments were summoned to justify their guilt before each other. The committee expressed serious concern over the absence of heads of PTCL, WAPDA and Sui-Gas, Talha said. The Committee also expressed concern over lack of coordination between CDA, PTCL, WAPDA and Sui-Gas which resulted in inordinate delay in development projects and added the miseries of the citizens.
Talha said the Committee was informed that WAPDA often install electric polls and transformers at such places that later cause trouble in execution of new projects. The CDA Chief told the Committee that the Authority has paid payment of 54 transformers to WAPDA two years back but so far WAPDA has provided only 13 transformers.
The Committee constituted a cell comprising the representatives of the four departments to sit together and remove their misunderstandings and communication gap. The Committee directed the cell to find out the facts that led to delay in development projects and give a report in this regard to the Committee within 15 days, Talha said.
The cell would meet frequently even more then twice in a month to ensure timely completion of on-going and up coming development projects, the Senator said. The Committee directed the CDA to ensure quality and timely completion of new development projects and take strict action against contractors responsible for delay in projects.
WAPDA, PTCL AND SNGPL were directed to devise a system of shifting or relocating their services in coordination with CDA with a view to ensure speedy completion of new projects. The Senate body directed CDA to ensure fool-proof drainage system in the federal capital and ensure the rain water does not block the roads and movement of the citizens goes on unhampered.
Earlier, Chairman CDA and representatives of WAPDA, PTCL and SNGPL apprised the Committee of the difficulties being faced by these organizations in developing the road infrastructure in the federal capital. The meeting was also attended by Senators Gulshan Saeed and Tahira Latif.