Strategic Development Plan Report
Nawabshah

Structure Plans of Town Planning Department have hardly been implemented due to poor implementation mechanism;
 Local cultural preferences and settlement patterns undermine the role of urbanization in supporting economic growth;
 In most of the District Headquarters Towns, in-effective municipal infrastructure and service delivery is a common cause of failures in water, waste water, SWM, etc.
 Non-existence of spatial and non-spatial database systems;

1.3 Objectives
The objective of the assignment, as mentioned in the TORs is to prepare Development Master Plans of Fourteen (14) District Headquarter Towns of Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas and Shaheed Benazirabad Divisions; for development of spatial planning and zoning system as well as local economic development strategies
on the basis on ecological sustainability.

The Consultant is tasked to prepare strategies:
 To plan for social infrastructure at affordable standards for education, health, recreation and
cultural needs.
 To upgrade the existing physical infrastructure and enhance the supply of potable water and to
propose the required capacity of network for water supply, sewerage, drainage, flood waters till
year 2037.
 To provide for modern sanitation, solid waste management and disposal.
 To improve existing road networks, extend links, upgrade intersections, bridges and flyovers; and
other means of communication and proposed where needed.
 To provide for safe and efficient public transport.
 To plan for effective traffic management, smooth transit and provide for parking facilities, where
required in multi-storey car parks.
 To plan for enhancement and revitalization of economic base by expansion of industrial and commercial base, and for rapid expansion of IT and Telecom sectors, tourism, agricultural activity,
etc in the means of sustainable and smart concept.
 To propose alternate energy sources as country is facing acute shortage especially in summer
season.

The Strategic Plan output
The proposed Development Master Plans of selected District Headquarter Towns of Sindh would focus on
the following Tasks
 Review of Past Trends, Development Strategies and Prevalent Conditions
 Preparation of Digital Base Maps
 SWOT Analysis
 Carving out a Vision for the Future of these cities
 Preparation of Development Plan comprising of:
o Long Term Development Plan
o Growth Scenarios
o Short Term Action Plans for Priority Infrastructures
o Immediate Action Plan for the Core Urban Areas
o Economic Development Plan
o Disaster Management Plan and
o Climate Change, Resilience & Adaptability Plans