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KATCHI ABADI KMC
{BRIEF REGRADING KATCHI  ABADI  KMC Shelter, the basic need of mankind is to be provided to every Citizen as laid down in the charter of UNITED NATIONS and followed by civilized Countries as constitutional right of their Citizens. Due to economic global crises, limited sources non-availability of planning skill and other like economic & political factors the people mostly in 3rd world are deprived of this basic right and are living in conditions beneath the standards of human decency pollution reached to its climax endangering human health. Considering his the UNITED NATIONS launched a joint venture in early 70s providing assistance to the 3rd world counties to upgrade slums and substandard urban areas. Accordingly a cell was formed in KMC in 1974 under United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) assisted by UN experts and comprising technical staff of KMC.

Scheme was implemented and the oldest settlement of Karachi i.e. Lyari & Mehmoodabad Area was upgraded. Later the remaining substandard urban areas were included and the cell namely layri improvement Planning team was converted in to Central Planning Team of KMC. The Central Planning Team (CPT) was then changed into Planning Evaluation & Monitoring Wing. (PEM WING) During that time the term KATCHI ABADIES was coined by KMC and the Directorate of Katchi Abadies & Evaluation come into existence, and since then, is rendering great services in the field of regularization of Katchi Abadies. The Martial law Regime of Late Zia-ul-Haque accepted the challenge and under Martial Law order 110  & 130 Promulgated by the then Martial Law Administrator Zone “C” The regularization  / up-gradation work of Katchi Abadies was assigned to KMC. 1985 Govt. announced property right to the residents of Katchi Abadies. Major Katchi Abadi i.e. Orangi Town, Baldia Town, Gulbahar,  Muzaffarabad, Qayummabad, Manzoor Colony, Akhter Colony, Kashmir Colony, Natha Khan Goth, Bhutta Village. More than 38 Lace people 40% of the City population are living in Katchi Abadies. (Comprising major part of Katchi Abadi population) have not only planned but to a great extent upgraded with the assistance of Dutch Mission, World Bank, & Asian Development Bank. The soft Loan spent on development work -has successfully been refunded & more than 80% of cost recovery has been achieved prior to the target time i.e 2015-AD from the beneficiaries of ADB & IDA Components. KMC despite is limited sources, has exerted its utmost to provide adequate environments to the residents of Katchi Abadies and has ensured their Lease hold Right. The Directorate of Katchi Abadies, KMC being the PIONEER in the Field of Katchi Abadies has also rendered great services to benefit the residents. The skill / experience useful knowledge gained by the staff of DKA by virtue of being engaged with the United Nation, Dutch Mission, World Bank & Asian Development Bank is being utilized successfully and many other schemes to benefit the citizens of this Metropolis have been designed and implement New Truck Stand at Hawks Bay Road, Whole Sale Market at Super High Way were initially designed by DKA. Providing better environment the existing Bakra Pihri from Lyari area was shifted and designed along Hub River Road, BTS. Resettlement schemes at Sector 8,9,14 & 17 Including scheme for low grade employees of KMC is also drawn by KMC in BTS. Karachi is included in the List of 20 Largest cities of the world. More than 30% of the population of Karachi has migrated from other part of Pakistan Karachi Division covers an area of 3365 Sq.KM and its urban area covers more the 2000 Sq.KM as a matter of fact and as  based on record, its population has exceeded from 1.5 Crore and Growth rate is 6% per annum. 1992 KMC’S Directorate of Katchi Abadies Successfully Provided all the Basic Utilities to 54 Katchi Abadies Under IDA Funded Up-gradation Schemes. (1129 Acres, 45836 Units 32000 Population) 1995 KMC’S Directorate of Katchi Abadies once again succeeded to provide all the Basic Utilities to 47 Katchi Abadies under ADB funded Up-gradation schemes (2310 Acres, 40829 Units, 35000 Population) Ramzi-29032016