ISLAMABAD (June 05 2010): Quoting the National Conservation Strategy (NCS), Economic Survey of Pakistan 2009-10 has revealed that almost 40 percent of deaths in Pakistan were caused by water borne diseases.
ISLAMABAD: Through friendly negotiations with traders community and other members of the society, Islamabad police and district administration successfully implemented energy conservation plan and is presently saving 40 megawatts per day in the capital, the official sources said.
ISLAMABAD (May 01 2010): Capital Development Authority (CDA) has started homework to run streetlights on solar energy. CDA Spokesman Ramzan Sajjad told APP here Friday that assessment into this effect was taken in view of the shortage of electricity as well as government's energy conservation plan.
ISLAMABAD: Residents of Bhara Kahu and adjoining areas held a protest demonstration on Monday against the persistent water shortage in rural areas of the capital.
Hundreds of people carrying placards and chanting slogans against the administration gathered at the main Athal chowk and blocked the road due to which traffic remained suspended for an hour.
ISLAMABAD: To improve public transport system, the government approved Private-Public Partnership Environment Friendly Public Transport system for major urban centres of Pakistan with a total cost of Rs 5 billion, sources told Daily Times here on Saturday.
The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has decided to impose heavy fines on the residents wasting water in the federal capital.
The decision was taken in an emergency meeting presided over by CDA Chairman Imtiaz Inayat Elahi at CDA Headquarters to review the situation arose due to shortage of water and measures to conserve water during current crisis situation.
ISLAMABAD: The city managers have evolved a plan for harvesting domestic and rain run-off and initiated several measures to keep water clean by not allowing activities that caused pollution in the catchment areas.
The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry has urged the government to take measures to harness biomass potential for generating electricity.
Biomass is recognised as a clean and reliable renewable source of energy.
ICCI president Zahid Maqbool said on Monday that Pakistan was producing enormous quantity of biomass through agricultural residues and different solid wastes.
The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has planned to build six small dams in the federal capital to cope with water scarcity that is feared to get worse with the increase in population and development of more residential sectors.
