KARACHI, July 16: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has said that the Karachi master plan is being prepared on solid grounds keeping in view the requirements of this city up to 2020.
We have formed 12 committees to work out and formulate proposals sector-wise and incorporate them in the master plan,” he said while speaking at a meeting convened here on Saturday to review the progress of work on the master plan.
Mr Kamal said that absence of a master plan had created numerous problems for Karachi. “It is unfortunate that this 7th biggest city of the world has no master plan. It is now being prepared, integrating the same with all the sectors to begin the development process in an organised way.”
He directed the concerned officials to expedite the work, and asked the relevant committees to finalise their reports at the earliest.
EDO Master Plan Iftikhar Qaimkhani gave a detailed briefing to the city nazim on the progress achieved so far.
He said studies had been carried out in all sectors, including housing, infrastructure, water and sewerage, power, gas, industries, education, health, transport, mass transit, etc., and now 12 committees were engaged in formulating their reports.
The meeting was told that for the first time, a digital base map had been included in the master plan that would help provide information about the underground utility services. Moreover, a digital information centre was being established at the Master Plan Department that would maintain records, including the database of all the utility service providers for future planning and guidance.
The Master Plan Department has also been exchanging information with the departments providing utility services so that their study reports could be incorporated in the plan.—PPI
