DHA City, Karachi

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Planned City

The upcoming city is planned on an area spanning 11,640 acres, comprising residential, commercial and mixed-use elements. It is going to be a sustainable Green City. Engineers have started the topographical survey and town planning of the Defence Housing Authority, Karachi society called DHA II, which will become a satellite town. This is the authority’s next project after DHA I adjacent to Clifton and Korangi. DHA II is located near the Super Highway. DHA City, Karachi is divided in into 16 sectors. After a year-long evaluation, the Institute of Sustainable Infrastructure in Washington DC, USA, has given the “International Award” to Defence Housing Authority City Karachi (DCK).[2]

Transport

Airport

DHA City Karachi is located at a distance of 35 km[citation needed] from Jinnah International Airport, the largest airport of Pakistan.[3]

Road

DHA City is located accessible from the city of Karachi as well as Hyderabad by M-9 Super Highway. The project is situated at a distance of 56 km from the city core area of Karachi.[3] As per the DCK Transportation Plan there will be a myriad of road networks, major intersections, collector roads, service roads, roundabouts, one way regimes and the concept of using maximum public transport.[3]

Public Transport

Public transportation[3] consists of two street car trams, articulated modern buses, pedestrian areas and parking lots.[3]

Bus Rapid Transit

The Karachi Bus Rapid Transit System (BRT) has been extended to DHA City Karachi. Residents of DCK will benefit from the Blue-Line of the BRT System that will provide a comfortable and efficient public transportation system.[3] This will facilitate a speedy link to the city center from DCK.

Tramway System

Three tram[3] lines are planned for main boulevards of DHA City.[3][better source needed] These lines will serve commercial as well as residential areas of the city.[3]

See also

References

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External links

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 DHA project receives US award
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 http://dhatoday.com/sustainable-transportation-in-dha-city-karachi-dck-all-you-need-to-know/
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