Karachi City
Karachi City is the largest city of Pakistan whom to 22 millions residence and also the fastest growing mega city in the world.This metropolis constitute 22% percent of Pakistan urban population with the constant influx of migrant for seeking jobs all over the country.It is also the port the city in Pakistan. In 1947 the time of independence Karachi city was 470,000 people. To the north west the seasonal Layari River
and beyond that to the north extensive fields orchard and pasture land to the east of Layari Malir oasis both independence Karachi master plan declare this part protected green areas.
However due to large scale of migration from India and other parts of Pakistan the entire Layari builtin part of Malir oasis was converted into formal and informal low and lower middle income housing.The only green areas that survive the long Layari River bed other traditional areas of the Muslims,Hindus and Jews.This Expansion of the city into the pasture lands of the villages which is located prefer Karachi district it has continued ...
and over hundred and fifty thousands residential plots have been developed here in just past 3 years suffocating what moment be Karachi lungs.
To occumudate Karachi expending population the city the city scrolled into townspeople.
This was regarded as God sent for the poor providing then with relatively affordable land which they could build there houses.
But residence here beginning otherwise according to the study done by the urban research center in Karachi the challenges has associated with communing over long distances can be judge from the manners more than 2,500 women just three urbanizes villages in the north elite statement in the south for the lively heart.
They leave their home at 6 am and don't return till 8 pm or 9 pm spending around 4 to 5 hours was in transit the com-unite cost approximated 90 rupees in a day which is roughly equivalent 45% percent of the accommodation in the city center to over comes some of the negative aspect of living in french and the new phenomena is emerging rapidly growing city this is the identification of old in a cities low income formal and informal settlements.
Individual home and small houses turned into high rises apartments not only changing in the life style inhabitant but also the physical form of the city.
Punjab colony is exemplifies the strength with demand of living in city center.
the cost of land having 100,000 per square meter emerging Karachi land use housing problem and transport could be over come if the poor live places of the work formally planned areas.
This is not impossible as Karachi has substantial government Land both in the city and intimidate prefery
Because of Karachi City is Rapidly increasing living class as well as political conflicts the issue of land has also become politicized.
There are 13 different land on agencies in Karachi each with their own buying losing veg-nation and with little code nation with each other also government in vigilance to provide land for additional housing for immediate prefery is prompting existing settlement to develop upwards.
The crocks of the assail is of the urban poor gaining access to formal housing as 70% percent of Karachi population comprises this social group.
