Hawke's Bay Town () is located in
Keamari Town in
Karachi
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Sindh
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. Hawke's Bay Town was notified in July 1984 by
Karachi Development Authority
Karachi Development Authority (KDA) was established as the city-planning authority of Karachi in 1957, and replaced the earlier Karachi Improvement Trust (KIT). KDA, along with the Lyari Development Authority and Malir Development Authority, is re ...
. It is a residential scheme for low- and middle-income group.
Hawke's Bay Town is also being developed as a neighbourhood to settle over 250,000 people displaced by the construction of
Lyari Expressway. However the entire Hawke's Bay Housing Scheme No. 42 is not for the settlement of population displaced from
Lyari Expressway. Hawke's Bay Housing Scheme No. 42 has been divided into 71 districts, generally known as blocks or sectors. A few of Sectors/Blocks (Sector 6, 9, and 10) have been allotted to the displaced people of Lyari Expressway, and other sectors/blocks have been allotted to citizens of Pakistan through public ballots, and a few sectors to journalists and government employees.
See also
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Hawke's Bay Beach
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Lyari Development Authority
Lyari Development Authority (LDA) was established in 1993 by the Government of Sindh to oversee the development of Lyari, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It was merged with the City District Government Karachi in 2001 but were reinstated after its di ...
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Lyari Town
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Lyari Expressway Resettlement Project
References
External links
Sprawling township emerges in Hawkesbay: Lyari Expressway affectedLyari Development Authority Official website
Neighbourhoods of Karachi
Town
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Coastal cities and towns in Pakistan
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