Fifty % of buildings construct illegally in Kabul: Acting Mayor

 Lower house of the parliament members have summoned the Kabul acting Mayor Abdul Hahad Wahid for increasing of illegal construction of high profile buildings and piling wastes in the capital city of Kabul.

Kabul acting mayor Abdul Hahad Wahid stated that fifty percent of the big buildings were built by the powerful figures without the permission of Kabul municipality, he has also promised that the capital city will be cleaned out of wastes incoming five days.

Environment committee members in the wolesi Jirga have addressed that wastes are piled up in the corners and streets of the city, they have accused officials for not doing their duties properly.

Mp Gul Padsha Majidi said,” the situation in the whole city of Kabul is not tolerable wastes are everywhere, it’s a crime which committed, and official’s duties in municipality of Kabul should be suspended.”

The other member of the lower house Faizia Kofi said,” whatever the face Kabul is coming from the diplomas of those honorable not doing their job.”

Kabul acting mayor Abdul Hahad Wahid has confirmed the wastes have piled up and 50 percent of buildings were built up illegally by the powerful figures.

Based on the survey launched two years ago indicated that 50 percent of buildings with dozens floors built illegally without permission of Kabul municipality Kabul acting mayor wahid added.

Officials in Standard and Norms have expressed their concerns over pollution in Kabul city,saying different factors are causing pollution for Kabul residents.

Deputy of environment office Abdul wali Mudaqiq said,” we are still facing serious health issues by breathing the current polluted weather in Kabul before the temperature was 1600 Pp M, the main factors are roads which has been destroyed, using of fire woods, leather, tires and etc to keep the weather of houses warm.”

Meanwhile deputy of standard and Norms office Mujeebul Rahman Khateer said,” we have been capable to prevent the entrance of 1,286000 liter of none quality of fuel into the markets this year,but the main problems are coming from illegal, and exempted fuels which are sold in the markets.”

During several years increasing of populations in the capital city of Kabul has increased the wastes and pollutions,since officials haven’t done anything to decrease pollutions from the city of Kabul.

Reported by Abdul Aziz Karimi