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{{Short description|Municipal authority of the Islamabad Capital Territory in Pakistan}}
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[[File:Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad.png|200px|thumb|Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad]]
{{Infobox organization
| name = Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad
| native_name = بلدیہ عظمی اسلام آباد
| native_name_lang = ur
| logo = Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad.png
| logo_size = 200px
| abbreviation = MCI
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| type = [[Metropolitan Corporation (Pakistan)|Metropolitan Corporation]]
| purpose = {{bulleted list|[[Urban planning]]|[[Building control body|Building control]]|[[Sustainability and environmental management]]|[[Pavement management]]}}
| headquarters = [[Islamabad]], [[Pakistan]]
| location_city = [[Islamabad]]
| location_country = [[Pakistan]]
| region_served =[[Islamabad]]
| leader_title = [[Mayor of Islamabad|Mayor]]
| leader_name = Pir Syed Adil gillani
| leader_title2 = [[Mayor of Islamabad|Deputy Mayor]]
| leader_name2 = Vacant
| leader_title3 = [[Pakistan Administrative Service|Administrator]]
| leader_name3 = [[Irfan Nawaz Memon]] Irfan-Nawaz-Memon-Appointed-administrator-mci-for-6-months-27-june-2022 Extension 28-November-2022-for-6-months| website = {{URL|http://mci.gov.pk/}}
}}
The '''Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad''' ('''MCI'''; [[Urdu language|Urdu]]: بلدیہ عظمی اسلام آباد) is a municipal authority established under the ICT Local Government Act 2015 in [[Islamabad Capital Territory]], Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mci.gov.pk/Welcome/about_mci_page/1|title=Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad|website=mci.gov.pk|access-date=2019-02-25|archive-date=2019-02-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190208101823/http://mci.gov.pk/Welcome/about_mci_page/1|url-status=dead}}</ref> The corporation is headed by the Mayor and includes Chairman UCs and others.


The MCI is responsible for various activities in the Capital Territory including waste management, environmental protections, and developmental works to name a few. According to its official website,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mci.gov.pk/Welcome/mayors_initiatives/MI|title=Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad|website=mci.gov.pk|access-date=2019-02-25|archive-date=2019-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190304140330/http://mci.gov.pk/Welcome/mayors_initiatives/MI|url-status=dead}}</ref> the Mayor has outlined various initiatives to be taken for the development of the city including; construction of a town hall, provision of water supply from [[Ghazi Barotha Dam|Ghazi Barotha dam]], formation of a solid waste management company, etc.
The '''Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad''' ({{lang-ur|{{nq|'''بلدیہ عظمی اسلام آباد'''}}}}) is the municipal authority that governs [[Islamabad Capital Territory]] in Pakistan. The corporation is headed by the [[mayor of Islamabad]], and its executive branch consists of 77 elected local government members; comprising 50 [[Union councils of Pakistan|union council]] chairmen and 27 reserved seatholders.<ref name="ET">{{cite news|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/1047207/polling-to-elect-islamabads-first-ever-mayor-deputy-mayors-underway/|title=PML-N candidate elected as first-ever mayor of Islamabad|work=The Express Tribune|date=15 February 2016|accessdate=9 September 2016}}</ref>


The IMC presently has 11,000 employees and was created as a result of the bifurcation of [[Capital Development Authority]] (CDA), with the majority of municipal services transferring to the new body. IMC's responsibilities include urban planning, road maintenance, environment control, building control, water supply, sanitation, and other services.<ref name="TN">{{cite news|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/102224-70-CDA-employees-to-be-transferred-to-Islamabad-Metropolitan-Corporation|title=70% CDA employees to be transferred to Islamabad Metropolitan Corporation|work=The Nation|date=2 March 2016|accessdate=9 September 2016|first=Muhammad|last=Anis}}</ref>
Since its inception it was established that the functions of planning, building control section, sanitation, road maintenance, environment, water supply, play grounds, sports directorate and all municipal services will be overtaken by the Islamabad Corporation, transferring it from [[Capital Development Authority (Islamabad)|CDA]] hands.<ref name="TN">{{cite news |last=Anis |first=Muhammad |date=2 March 2016 |title=70% CDA employees to be transferred to Islamabad Metropolitan Corporation |work=[[The News International]] |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/102224-70-CDA-employees-to-be-transferred-to-Islamabad-Metropolitan-Corporation |access-date=9 September 2016 |archive-date=19 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919022736/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/102224-70-CDA-employees-to-be-transferred-to-Islamabad-Metropolitan-Corporation |url-status=live }}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 05:34, 9 February 2024

Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad
بلدیہ عظمی اسلام آباد
AbbreviationMCI
TypeMetropolitan Corporation
Purpose
HeadquartersIslamabad, Pakistan
Location
Region served
Islamabad
Pir Syed Adil gillani
Vacant
Irfan Nawaz Memon Irfan-Nawaz-Memon-Appointed-administrator-mci-for-6-months-27-june-2022 Extension 28-November-2022-for-6-months
Websitemci.gov.pk

The Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI; Urdu: بلدیہ عظمی اسلام آباد) is a municipal authority established under the ICT Local Government Act 2015 in Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan.[1] The corporation is headed by the Mayor and includes Chairman UCs and others.

The MCI is responsible for various activities in the Capital Territory including waste management, environmental protections, and developmental works to name a few. According to its official website,[2] the Mayor has outlined various initiatives to be taken for the development of the city including; construction of a town hall, provision of water supply from Ghazi Barotha dam, formation of a solid waste management company, etc.

Since its inception it was established that the functions of planning, building control section, sanitation, road maintenance, environment, water supply, play grounds, sports directorate and all municipal services will be overtaken by the Islamabad Corporation, transferring it from CDA hands.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad". mci.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2019-02-08. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
  2. ^ "Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad". mci.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2019-03-04. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
  3. ^ Anis, Muhammad (2 March 2016). "70% CDA employees to be transferred to Islamabad Metropolitan Corporation". The News International. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.


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