Zulfiqarabad Explained

Zulfiqarabad (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|ذُوالفقارآباد), is a proposed new city in Thatta District, Sindh, Pakistan around 150 kilometers south-east from Karachi.[1] [2]

Zulfikarabad Development Authority was established in 2010 to establish and operate the city. The same year 60,000 acres (242 square kilometre) of land was identified by the Government of Sindh in Southern Sindh.[3] The proposal further states an establishment of a port in Keti Bandar to be connected to the city.[4] [5] The project is likely to be expanded to 1.32 million acres of land across four talukas of Thatta district, Jati, Shah Bunder, Keti Bunder and Kharo Chan. Authorities plan to reclaim 0.967 million acres of land from the sea.[6] [7]

According to IUCN, the project would likely have negative impact of the project on Marho Kotri Wildlife Sanctuary.[8] Left wing groups have identified four talukas of Thatta, 480 villages, six archaeological sites, 17 creeks of the Indus delta, 223 kilometers of a coastal belt and over 400,000 people at risk of displacement.[9] [10] [11]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.onepakistan.com/news/national/20710-High-level-meeting-discusses-Zulfiqarabad-City-project.html High-level meeting discusses Zulfiqarabad City project
  2. Web site: Dailytimes Chinese firms keen to invest in KCR project. dailytimes.com.pk. 2016-06-15.
  3. Web site: ZDA in Brief. www.zda.gos.pk. 2016-06-15.
  4. Web site: Zulfikarabad to bring a revolution in Sindh, says CM - The Express Tribune. 2016-06-14. The Express Tribune. en-US. 2016-06-15.
  5. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-pakistan-new-city-20121104,0,2503129.story Pakistan leader's mangrove-to-metropolis dream
  6. Web site: Zulfikarabad City.
  7. Web site: Will China Invest in ZCP?.
  8. Web site: Zulfikarabad Project threat to mangroves forest. 2016-06-15.
  9. Web site: Critics of Zulfikarabad city describe it as ‘development cleansing’ - The Express Tribune. 2012-09-11. The Express Tribune. en-US. 2016-06-15.
  10. Web site: Zulfikarabad or Destruct-abad?. 2016-06-15.
  11. Web site: Environmentalists demand abandonment of Zulfikarabad - The Express Tribune. 2014-09-05. The Express Tribune. en-US. 2016-06-15.

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