DHA Valley sees important developments

Just as I promised in my last post on DHA Valley, I am here with more updates. According to the information I have procured from sources I trust, development work is underway at a faster pace in certain blocks. This suggest that when possession is handed over, it would be for more than just DHA Homes. The developer’s preference for development is perhaps based on the location of these blocks as well as their existing development status.

The blocks that lie closer to DHA Phase II Extension and Kallar Syedan Road are being developed at the moment. These blocks include Bluebell, Rose, Magnolia, Oleander and Lilly, while development work in Sunflower has been completed. Although this suggests that property possession in Sunflower should be offered soon, unfortunately this is not the case. So generally, information about possession in DHA Valley is as vague as ever.

There is also no update regarding the DHA Homes constructed a while ago that were being renovated in 2015 in anticipation of possession. From the DHA helpline I have learnt that development work is almost 90% complete in the mentioned blocks but my sources quote different figures. Per my knowledge, development work is about 50% complete in Bluebell, Magnolia and Lilly while Rose and Oleander are 70% developed. This, in other words, means that 100% of the area of these blocks is cleared of litigation and plot file owners can be sure of getting possession whenever it is offered.

Since I have been covering the project for many years now, the site of Dhodocha Dam and the blocks it might affect also concerns me. If the dam is not moved to the proposed site, which falls between Bluebell and Snowdrop blocks, Tulip and Rose Block might need relocation. Rose Block is 70% developed, which means that  some area of this block will be relocated, while chances are that Tulip might shift to a new location altogether. Nothing can be said for sure about the dam’s site as the authority concerned is currently preparing its feasibility report.

Interestingly, Bahria Town’s offer for alternate plots in its projects in Karachi and Rawalpindi seems to have simplified the situation for the developer as almost 15,000 plot owners from DHA Valley have been moved to these projects. With 15,000 less plots to worry about, the area required for the dam’s site might as well have been cleared off, but where exactly would the dam be located? I have been unable to get this information from the DHA office.

In terms of the access road, development work is currently underway at a road that runs through Oleander, Magnolia, Rose, DHA Homes and goes all the way to Bluebell. This road will initially offer a dedicated and spacious entrance from Kallar Syedan Road to these blocks. The fact that pace of development work is speedy in blocks that lie along this road suggests that we might get to see possession handover of more than just DHA Homes, and that too perhaps within a year.

Conversely, there is no development work going on in Bougainvillea and Daffodils which share a boundary wall with Oleander. However, there is nothing to worry about because the completion of this road will naturally make development work indispensable in these blocks.

The vague situation is certainly frustrating. Even though the developer announced possession handover of DHA Homes in December 2015, we haven’t come across an official update in this regard.

However, I am convinced that the dark days for DHA Valley are over. My conviction rests on the fact that thorough development work is on in around five blocks and Bahria Town is getting the needed assistance to provide a direct entrance to the project.

When these blocks located on the Kallar Syedan side of DHA Valley are developed and handed over to the respective owners, development work will be initiated in remaining blocks which include Jasmine, Daisy, Eglantine, Gloxinia, Iris, Lotus. Marigold, Zinia, Lotus and Snowdrop. If the expected timeline for possession handover is met, we should be able to see development work initiated and carried out at a similar pace in the remaining blocks. In other words, it is a matter of less than five years for the entire project to be ready to offer rewards to the plot owners, insha’Allah.

In the end, I would once again recommend that you shouldn’t sell these files. Instead, transfer them to your names and wait patiently to reap good profits.