Heavy rain exposes poor drainage system in capital

Islamabad
The heavy spell of monsoon rain Tuesday exposed poor drainage system in the federal capital as parts of a number of roads were submerged under rain water.
A ramp of Zero Point interchange was also inundated causing problems for light traffic coming from Faisal Avenues.
The road from NDC to 7Up Chowk along I-10 and I-9 area being used by heavy traffic has been badly damaged and turned into pieces at several places as a result of today s rain.
The entire road especially near the Islamabad Railway Station and service road from I-10/3 Industrial Area to 7Up Chowk is in a very bad shape which may cause accidents Naeem Ejaz a motorist informed.
Kamran Saeed a private employee who daily uses road from IJP Principal to Police Lines Road informed that these roads turned into a pond during rainy spell as the drivers could not spot big holes especially and as a result they met accidents and damaged their vehicles.
Similarly link road from Sabzi Mandi to NDC has also broken and required urgent maintenance.
The commuters asked the concerned authorities to immediately start the rehabilitation of these roads which were being used by a large number of public and private transports.
When contacted an official of the concerned department of Capital Development Authority (CDA) informed that the maintenance of all the roads was carried out on regular basis.