2 gyms at G-11 and F-11 ready for public use

ISLAMABAD – The rehabilitation and renovation work on two gyms at G-11 and F-11 out of six have been completed and now these are being opened for the citizens in coming days.  

It is a universal truth that a healthy body has a healthy mind but the situation was in contradiction in our Islamabad the beautiful. These public facilities remained neglected by the high ups of the Capital Development Authority and the Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad. 

However, the incumbent Chairman CDA and Chief Commissioner Islamabad Amir Ali Ahmed in his recent visit expressed extreme displeasure over the poor state of affairs of said public facilities. 

He ordered to immediately restore the facility into its original shape by doing renovation and procuring the latest equipment. 

Resultantly, Directorate of Sports and Culture started rehabilitation work on war footing and restored two public gyms. 

The buildings of these gyms have been renovated while latest exercise machines have also been procured. 

At present, the gym timing is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM daily but Mr. Ahmed also directed to change the timings as nobody could visit a gym during office hours. 

When contacted, Director Sports and Culture MCI Amir Shahzad informed that the renovation of other gyms is also on cards and within next few months, all the gyms would be restored into their original shape. 

He said though it is a difficult task but chairman CDA is very keen in this regard and he is personally overseeing the whole process. He said like public gyms, we are also preparing to revamp the public libraries by digitising them. 

In 2007, the CDA and the Department of Libraries set up mini libraries and gyms in various Islamabad sectors including G-7, G-8, G-11, F-11, I-8 and I-10. 

The project was the brainchild of then CDA chairman Kamran Lashari, but the authority lost interest in the project with the passage of time. 

According to the original plan, it was decided that the department would run the libraries while gyms would be run by the CDA. Maintenance and repairs in both facilities were to be the sole responsibility of the CDA. 

Article source: https://nation.com.pk/11-Nov-2021/2-gyms-at-g-11-and-f-11-ready-for-public-use