Rawalpindi: Despite the approval of the terms of reference (ToRs) for the city’s 25-year master plan –formulated by the Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) – the preparation of the project’s feasibility report continues to remain stalled owing to a lack of funds, according to news sources.
The civic agency recently completed its review of the masterplans of Singapore, United Arab Emirates and Turkey in order to create an efficient, effective and advanced master plan for Rawalpindi.
The need for this masterplan has risen from the fact that the population of the Rawalpindi city is increasing by the day. People from the provinces Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and mainland Punjab are relocating to the city in large numbers. At present, the population of the city has exceeded 5.5 million.
The feasibility report for the masterplan is important as it will determine population stats for next 25-years and basic amenities (like education, healthcare, road infrastructure, sewerage, transport, electricity, colleges) required by the citizens. The report will also analyze the housing situation in the coming years and plan better accommodations.
The current figures show that only 60-70% of citizens have basic life facilities available to them. The RDA officials are resolved to plan for future and issue tenders for its feasibility report compilation in January 2020.
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