ISLAMABAD:Sheikh Amir Waheed, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) on Monday said that CDA had approved and started the construction of a food street in G-7 Markaz, Sitara Market, but due to some unknown reasons, its work was stopped which was unfortunate.
He urged upon the civic body to complete the construction of food street in Sitara Market that would give boost to business activities in the area.
He said this while addressing a delegation of Traders Welfare Association, G-7 Markaz, Sitara Market Islamabad that visited ICCI led by its President Syed Altaf Shah.
Sheikh Amir Waheed said that the newly elected government has assured to promulgate new rent control act in Islamabad within 100 days of its tenure and hoped that it will resolve this long standing issue of the traders.
He said CDA had agreed for flowers market in G-7 Markaz and urged that the civic body should develop the said market in the area to meet the needs of people.
He said a filtration plant was available in the market, but was not working and urged that CDA should make it functional so that traders and people of the area could avail clean drinking water.
He said due to absence of rent control act in Islamabad, rent disputes of traders were on the rise and emphasized upon the government to arrange early passage of amended bill of rent control act from the parliament so that this longstanding issue of the traders could be resolved once for all.