Buddo Island Explained

Buddo
Native Name:	Urdu: ڈنگی Sindhi: ڏنگي
Native Name Lang:	Urdu
Coordinates:	24.7331°N 67.2103°W
Location:	Buddo Island, Ibrahim Hyderi, Karachi
Archipelago:	Indus Delta
Area Km2:	12

Buddo Island, also known as Dingi (ur|جزیرہ بدو); (sd|ڏنگي ٻيٽ) is an uninhabited island located east of Bundal Island and south of Khiprianwala Island near Karachi, along the Arabian Sea coastline. It marks the westernmost edge of the Indus Delta.

In 2022, Buddo Island, spanning 3,000 acres, was designated a protected forest under an Act of 1958.^[1]

Pakistan Islands Development Authority

Buddo Island is part of $50 billion development of city under Pakistan Islands Development Authority.^{[2] [3]}

See also

• List of islands of Pakistan
• Bundal Island

External links

• Pakistan agrees $43bn development

Notes and References

1. News: Siddiqui . Tahir . Ownership dispute deepens as Sindh declares two islands protected area . 30 December 2024 . www.dawn.com . Dawn . 3 February 2022 . en.
2. Web site: 2020-10-08. 'Bundal Island will eclipse Dubai with $50 billion investment’. 2020-10-09. The Express Tribune. en.
3. Web site: Chaudhary. Smriti. 2020-10-13. Pakistan On Verge Of Losing Strategic ‘Twin Islands’ To China Under ‘Debt-Trap’ CPEC Project?. 2020-11-01. Latest Asian, Middle-East, EurAsian, Indian News. en-US.