Beauty, heritage of Rawalpindi to be revived

Rawalpindi : The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) and the Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) Rawalpindi signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to revive beauty and heritage of the Rawalpindi City.

Chairman PHA Asif Mahmood and President RCCI Malik Shahid Saleem signed and exchange the documents at a ceremony held at Chamber House Rawalpindi. Vice President Muhammad Fayyaz Qureshi, group leader Sohail Altaf, former presidents, Asad Mashadi, Dr. Shimail Daud Arain, Mian Humayun Parvez and members of the executive committee were also present on the occasion.

Under the agreement, RCCI and PHA will work together in promoting clean environment, beautification of crossroads, pavements, better designing of Parks and revival of City Heritage.

PHA Chairman Asif Mahmood said that Rawalpindi ranking on pollution index falls among top ten cities and we are working hard to improve its ranking in next couple of years. Plantation drives will also be organized for the awareness of the public in general with the intention of highlighting the significance of cleanliness of the city. Students of schools, colleges and universities on board and make them part of these awareness campaigns, he added.

He lauded RCCI efforts for launching “Glorious Rawalpindi” project aiming to revive the beauty and heritage of the city.