Appropriate use of the land reclaimed in consequence of narrowing of stream in Hayatabad

A public service matter for the attention of the authorities.

CD&MD has constructed a retaining wall along both the banks of the nullah (KHWAR) running through the centre of the Hayatabad Township.

The construction of this wall was not warranted and justified for the following reasons:

1. It was not provided in the Master Plan of the Town.
2. No feasibility study was made to establish as to whether narrowing of the stream wont overflow its banks in maximum flood causing damage to the surrounding life and property.
3. The residents were not taken into confidence about its purpose and objective.

Now that the retaining wall has been constructed notwithstanding the above reservations, it is expedient to plug up the loopholes in misusing the reclaimed pieces of land.

There is likelihood of this reclaimed land to be allotted to influential people for houses, plazas, markets or any other purposes.

The only plausible and credible use could be the construction of a road along the stream on the reclaimed land to ease out the congestion of traffic on the existing roads of the Town on the following grounds:

1. The original Plan of the Town didn’t cater for more than five phases namely; Phase 1 to 5.
2. Two more phases, namely phase 6 and 7 were added to the Town later on, thereby increasing traffic burden on the existing roads.
3. The Ring Road was also not thought of at the time of embarking upon the Master Plan.
4. Even if the international traffic is diverted from this road, the local traffic will remain plying on this and other roads of the Town.
5. A bigger Town is being planned in the adjoining Shah Kas, which will also use the existing roads of the Town thus further congesting the roads.
6. Frontier Corps headquarters and FATA Secretariat are being shifted to the adjoining Shah Kas area and thus the existing roads will attract the ensuing traffic.
7. The remaining patches of the reclaimed land be utilized for community and children parks, green belts and rest places, flower beds, parking lots etc.

It is, therefore, requested to kindly direct the CD&MD and other concerned authorities to utilize the reclaimed land along both sides of the stream for construction of road to ease out the congestion of traffic on the existing roads of the Town and the remaining patches for community benefits.