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'Dubai-like' city to be developed near Lahore

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July 11, 2020

'Dubai-like' city to be developed near Lahore


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LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government has decided to develop a “modern city like Dubai” city near Lahore over an area of more than one 100,000 acres.

According to a statement, Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar has given the green signal to establish “River Ravi Front Authority” for developing a “most modern city” in the north of Lahore.

The provincial government will promulgate an ordinance for the establishment of this authority with the chief minister as its chairman, read the statement.

The authority would work to develop the new city over an area of more than one 100,000 acres. It is expected that Rs5 trillion would be invested by the private sector to develop the city.

The new city will help to overcome the problems of congested traffic, water and environment in Lahore city.

A large lake and free barrages will also be built in the new city.

https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/685320-dubai-like-city-to-be-developed-near-lahore

Again, Dubai like... I hate this kind of approach.
Its like, scientists are working towards making goat to look like cow.
 
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Again, Dubai like... I hate this kind of approach.
Its like, scientists are working towards making goat to look like cow.

Its not wrong to choose a city as a bench mark and learn from it, Especially if the city is way ahead, then after that , take what you want and leave the rest. A few decades later , people will build cities in Africa and say "Lahore like" ;)
 
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Frontier Works Organization (FWO) has started construction works at Ravi River Urban Development Project under Ravi Urban Development Authority (RUDA). Ongoing activities include survey, designing, establishment of numerous equipment and material yards, and installation of batch plants.


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Frontier Works Organization (FWO) has started construction works at Ravi River Urban Development Project under Ravi Urban Development Authority (RUDA). Ongoing activities include survey, designing, establishment of numerous equipment and material yards, and installation of batch plants.


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This DHA city near river Ravi. Expect more traffic on Multan road and clogged Thokar Niaz Baig crossing.
 
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Ravi Riverfront Pakistan’s first planned city of this century.

The Ravi Riverfront Urban Development Project, being developed by Ravi Urban Development Authority (RUDA), will undoubtedly become one of Pakistan’s national projects of this century.

It will be the first major planned city after Islamabad was set up in the 1960s under President Ayub Khan when the capital was shifted from Karachi to Islamabad. Phase one of the Ravi Riverfront project was launched with Prime Minister Imran Khan laying the foundations of this expected Rs. 5 trillion projects in August 2020.

The project covers 100,000 acres of land on the riverfront of river Ravi and is to be based on international standards in line with the latest housing developments as seen in Dubai and the UAE.

In a bidding process in May 2021, the Arif Habib Javedan Consortium won the development rights for Sapphire Bay, the name for the first phase of the Ravi city project. According to
RUDA, as many as eight groups were pre-qualified for submitting their technical bids for the project.
 
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Not many of us know that Ravi Riverfront project was proposed by Deputy Commissioner Lahore, in 1947.

In 2013, the Government of Punjab began considering the project, which was initially planned to span over 18,000 hectares (44,000 acres). In 2014, Lahore Development Authority hired Singapore based architectural firm Meinhardt Group to run a feasibility study on the Ravi River for the development of the project but it could not be started.

The project was started by the current government and it was inaugurated by PM Khan on 7 August 2020. The construction began in December 2020.

As of January 2021, it had attracted US $8 billion in foreign investment. But In January 2022 the Lahore High Court declares the project illegal. 74 years and the fate of this project is still unclear.

Will it ever become a reality?, all we can do is hope!
 
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North of Lahore. RUDA project dead as hell.

Modern city like Dubai” city near Lahore over an area of more than one 100,000 acres. Chief Minister has given the green signal to establish “River Ravi Front Authority” for developing a “most modern city” in the north of Lahore.
 
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