ISLAMABAD: Chinese government in collaboration with Capital Development Authority (CDA) would construct 44 kilometres cycling track in Islamabad.
Talking to APP, a spokesman of CDA said that the authority will promote recreational activities in the city and will make the city more environment-friendly by providing cycling tracks.
The Chinese delegation visited the CDA Headquarters and was briefed that Capital Development Authority (CDA) wants to promote a culture of healthy activities in the Capital city.
During the meeting the visiting Chinese delegation informed that the government of China is interested in the project of construction of 44 kilometres long cycling tracks in Islamabad.
The cycling tracks would be constructed on Faisal Avenue, Margalla Avenue, Garden Avenue and Ata Turk Avenue.
The delegation further said that the Chinese government would explore the projects for electrification of 240 acers of Fatimah Jinnah Park (F-9 Park) and Parliament House through solar panels.
These projects will be conducted under the umbrella of an understanding of Government of China with Economic Affairs Division, Government of Pakistan.
The authority is concentrating on alternate sources of energy particularly solar energy for electrification in the city to make its operations more economic and cost effective and to reduce burden on already pressed national electricity grid, said the spokesman.
Shahid Sohail, DG, Services has been appointed a focal person from CDA to coordinate with Chinese team.
A sixteen-member panel of technical and financial experts to work on the project has been deputed by the Government of China for the three projects which is working in two teams for the three said projects. The teams of Chinese financial and technical experts have started working on feasibility study of the three projects.
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