This presentation was presented in 'The Lahore Project' Monthly Discussion Forum. Salman Sabir (Urban Planner) gave a presentation on LDA City explaining the project location, project features, scope of work, and the context of the Integrated Master Plan 2021 with the help of slides. He also compared the project with the strategies and policies formulated by TLP, showing the basic and fundamentally divergent positions between the two strategies for responding to the most pressing urban issues facing the city. The most obvious being the finding arrived at by TLP (The Lahore Project) that there was no need for any urban ‘expansion’ beyond the available developed urban area., on 20th Nov.2013 at Dabistan-e-Iqbal, (2-S, Gulberg II) Lahore.

1. LDA City
Housing Scheme
BY: SALMAN SABIR (URBAN PLANNER)

2. Contents
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Introduction
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Project Location
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Project Features

Scope of Work

Project Area in the light of Integrated Master Plan of Lahore 2021
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Proposed Team and Expected Man-months
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LDA City in comparison with The Lahore Project
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Project Status

3. Introduction
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Owing to rapid population increase and urbanization in Lahore,
every year approximately 300,000 persons are being added to its
total population
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To fulfill the housing needs of the growing population, LDA has
planned to launch a housing scheme named "LDA City" to be
located at Ferozpur Road, Lahore
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The scheme will be launched on the basis of Land Sharing
Methodology between land owners and LDA
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The scheme spreads over an area of 45,000 kanals/ (5000 acres)
and is likely to accommodate approximately 40,000 families with all
modern facilities / amenities at their door step.
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It will be the largest Housing Scheme in the Province and in the
history of the LDA

4. 
LDA itself shall not directly purchase land from the land owners
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Only the Development Partners shall be authorized to purchase land
from the land owners on behalf of LDA
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Development Partner shall purchase the land from the land owners
and get it mutated in favour of LDA. in lieu of which, developed
plots to the extent of 31% of the transferred land shall be exempted,
out of which 30% shall be the share of the land owner and 1%, the
share of Development Partner for the services rendered by him

5. Project Location

The scheme is located in the southern outskirts having primary
access from Main Ferozpur Road with its entrance along the Butcher
Khana canal and Lahore Ring Road southern Loop and is just 4-5
kms from the Gajju Matta terminal of Lahore Metro Bus service.
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From revenue aspect, the scheme is spread over seven mouzas of
Kahna, Kacha, Sidhar, Rakh Jhedu, Thay Panju, Toor Warriach &
Halloki.
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The scheme is bounded by:
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Defence Road/ Hadiara drain, in North
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500 meters along with Butcher Khana Canal, in South
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Ferozpur Road, in East
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Lahore-Karachi Railway line, in West

6. SITE

7. (NORTH)
(WEST)
(EAST)
BUTCHER KHANA DISTRIBUTORY
(SOUTH)

9. Yellow: Brick Kilns
Light Brown: Villages/Settlements

10. (Weirong, 2008).

11. Project in
the
light of
IMPL-2021

12. Project Features
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Non conventional interesting street layouts with emphasis on pedestrian
movements as well as vehicular movement.
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Various categories of housing types including walk-up apartments
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Educational facilities such as schools, colleges & a university.
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Health facilities including hospitals
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High end Commercial facilities, shopping malls, hyper markets, five star
hotels, separate sites for fruit & vegetable markets, Automobile workshops &
fuelling stations etc. and a compact finance & trade center.
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Community facilities including Community Club,
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Recreational facilities such as Joy-land & mini zoo, Food streets, 3D Cinemas
& Theme Parks, Stadium & Play Grounds, Community & Neighbor-hood level
parks, Golf course & man-made lakes etc
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Spacious boulevards, walkways & cycle tracks, ample parking spaces.

13. Scope of Work
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Phase-1: Master Planning & Financial Appraisal Phase Services
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Stage-A Information Gathering and Data Collection
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Stage-B Topographic Survey and GIS mapping
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Stage-C Conceptual Land use Planning
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Stage-D Detailed Layout Planning
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Stage-E
Preparation of Environmental Study (EIA / TIA) Report
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Stage-F
Preparation of Horticulture Plan *
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Stage-G Phasing Plan & Financial Appraisal of the Housing Scheme
* It also includes the Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting Technique

14. 
Phase-2: Detailed Engineering Design of Infrastructure Development
Works:
Stage-A
Preliminary Engineering Design of Infrastructure Works
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Stage-B
Detailed Engineering Design of Infrastructure Works
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Stage-C Preparation of Engineers Cost Estimates and Tender
Documents including BOQ’s & Technical Specifications of Infrastructure
Works
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Stage-D Preparation of Design Report for External Electrification System
of the complete Housing Scheme.
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Stage-E
Preparation of Sui Gas Network Design.

15. LDA City Housing Scheme in comparison with TLP (The Lahore Project)
The Lahore Project
LDA City Housing Scheme Project
Densification of existing developed land instead of
converting agricultural land use
Convert existing agriculture land use into a Housing Scheme
economic sustainability and employment generation
through artisanal manufacture
Modern commercial centres aiming to give a boost to the city’s
economic life. However, there is no indication for industrial
area for this particular project is not specified.
Organic farming
No indication
Investment of tax revenue in social infrastructure
No indication
Low-rise development
High rise buildings and high end modern commercial centers
aiming to give a boost to the city's economic life.
Pedestrian circulation
The scheme would be a compact, pedestrian friendly and
mixed use development with all amenities / public facilities
required for a sustainable neighborhood development
Non conventional interesting street layouts with emphasis on
pedestrian movements as well as vehicular movement.
The engineering design shall include all utility services (i.e.
water supply, roads, parking, pedestrian ways, sewerage
systems, drainage system, & external electrification system
within the project site etc)

16. Present Status
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The notification u/s 4 of Land Acquisition Act, 1894 has also been
published.
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Preliminary topographic survey and soil investigation are complete
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The consultants have been shortlisted for the project
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The bidding process is in progress.

17. Thank you!