PROGRESS REPORT UPDATED ON JUNE 17, 2009

PHA FLATS

 PHC is taking over a project of 368 flats built by PHA in 2005.

160 flats will be allocated to the heirs of the Martyrs of 18^th October and 27^th December 2007.

Lease deed between PHA and PHC was signed on 16-05-2009.

Final list of beneficiaries is awaited from the concerned quarter.

Allotment Certificates for beneficiaries are ready. 

                                                                                                         RURAL SCHEMES

Project 1: Construction  of  500  energy   efficient   and   earth quake  resistant  houses  along the coastal belt 

of the province in collaboration with UNDP (200 houses in Badin, 200 in Thatta and 100 houses in Karachi) to be completed in 9 months. Each house consists of 2 rooms, kitchen, WC, 10-ft. verandah and will cost Rs. 3.41 lac. 

A model house has been completed at the work-yard in Thatta. Construction of model house was used to train master masons that will impart training to other masons. Two work yards are centrally producing components:

            a)         Work-yard at Makli, Thatta                  7-machines are producing blocks

            b)         Work-yard at Gharo:                            Production of roofs

·         Detail of Activity 

Village Ramzan Dal Badin: 05 houses will be completed on June 12th, 2009. 07 houses will be completed on June 20th, 2009.

Village Jaffar Jamari Thatta: 10 houses will be completed on June 16, 2009.Remaining 15 houses will be completed on June 25, 2009.

Project 2:  Construction of 200 Houses in, Larkana, Khairpur, Sukkur, Shikarpur & Jacobabad.

Each house consists of one-room with a verandah, kitchen and WC, costing Rs. 2.52 lac.

Project 3:   Houses in Other Districts

·                    Bids for pre-qualification of contractors and engaging Consultant to construct 10,000 houses in all Districts of the province were opened on 11^th and 13^th June 2009. 

Project 4:   Wooden Houses in Keti Bundar, Thatta:

·                     Pilot project of ten houses has been completed, using low-cost wooden material. Remaining 43 houses shall be built by District Government Thatta through its Works & Services Department.

URBAN SCHEMES 

1.         Integrated Township Scheme in Larkana:

Selection of consultant was finalized but few so called haris approached the Court of Law and succeeded to get “Statusquo” orders. Efforts are being made to vacate “Statusquo orders”. Next date for hearing has been fixed for 8^th July, 2009. 

2.        Integrated Township Scheme in Deh Nagan, Taiser Town, Karachi:

Infrastructure design has been prepared. Negotiations are underway with two developers for joint venture on an integrated housing scheme.

3.              Integrated Township Scheme in Khairpur:

Consultant has been selected, who has started preparing master plan.

4.             Integrated Township Scheme on 200 acre Land at Bin Qasim, Karachi:

PHC is planning to launch a mega housing scheme through public-private-partnership. Negotiations are underway.

LAND BANK  

28 pieces of land on the periphery of towns have been approved by the CM & recommended by the Scrutiny   Committee of LU Department.

Formalities for the mutation of 6 of these lands have been completed and summary sent to the CM for final approval:

Hyderabad

Khairpur

Mir Pur Khas

Ghotki

Shaheed Benazeerabad

Tharparkar

^ZIA-UL-ISLAM

^{Special Assistant to Chief Minister/}

^{Chairman People’s Housing Cell}

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Progress Report updated on 16^th April 2009

RURAL AREAS 

[Policy: Free low cost houses to the poorest of the poor will be built on the land where they are living presently.] 

Projects Launched: 

1.         500 Houses in Badin, Thatta and Karachi: 

UNDP has awarded the work to two reputable NGOs. Each NGO will construct about 250 houses in different areas. The Work Yard at Thatta is functional with three mechanized CEB machines, which are making blocks. 35 master masons from beneficiary villages of Thatta and Badin have started getting training. Construction of houses at Sandspit is likely to start by the end of April, 2009.

Building material for all houses including blocks, columns and entire roofs shall be constructed centrally and then transported to the sites. Assembling of houses may take from 10 to 15 days and will be carried out simultaneously for most of the houses. As such actual construction of complete houses will be begin in the last phase of the project. 

2.                   200 Houses in Districts Larkana, Khairpur, Sukkur, Shikarpur & Jacobabad:

Cheques to 24 beneficiaries (all women) have been issued in the presence of Community Organizations in UC Garhi Khuda Bux Larkana. Actual construction of houses will start shortly. In UC Dinpur, Jacobabad, only 18 of the households identified by elected representatives, were found to fulfill the criteria of deserving families and Cheques are being issued to them by 20^th April, 2009. List of 40 beneficiaries from UC Their, Khairpur was received on 9^th April, 2009, all of which fulfill the conditions and will be given cheques by 22^nd April, 2009. The beneficiaries for UC Sangrar, Sukkur were changed by public representatives. Out of these, 27 fulfill the criteria and will be given cheques by 27^th April, 2009.

Cheque of the first installment is issued in the name of the beneficiary, usually the female head of the family, in the presence of the Community Organization, whose members guarantee that funds will be utilized only for house building. The mason is trained by SRSO and the engineer of SRSO regularly monitors progress. Successive Cheques are issued on satisfactory inspection reports. All 200 houses shall be completed within the stipulated time. Progress is satisfactory. 

3.         Wooden Houses Near Keti Bunder:

The work on 43 additional houses was delayed to examine the outcome of experimental house built by CWHR at Ibrahim Hyderi.  CWHR has now stated that it is not yet feasible for them to construct ferro cement houses at Keti Bander. As such, DCO Thatta has been asked to construct all 43 wooden houses on the same design and cost as the pilot 10 houses.

Projects in Pipeline:      

Beneficiaries and UCs in Mirpurkhas, Tharparkar, Sanghar, Shaheed Benazeerabad, Nagaparkar, Hala, Matiari, Tando Allah Yar are being finalized. Lists sent by RSPS are being forwarded to elected representatives.

URBAN AREAS

[Policy: Complete townships consisting of low cost housing, infrastructure (Roads, sewerage etc.) and commercial and amenity areas will be developed on self financing basis using profit from commercial areas to subsidize houses for the poor. Where there is no scope for profit from commercial properties low cost houses will be given on installments at subsidized rates.]

Projects Launched. 

1.         Integrated Township in Larkana:

The statusquo is still in place. Hearing was held on 16^th April, 2009 and Additional Advocate General, Larkana, telephoned to PHC to clarify certain points.

2.         CWHR HOUSE:

Minister housing shall formally hand over the house to the beneficiary along with media coverage, this week. 

3.         Integrated Township Scheme in Deh Nagan, Taiser Town:

Physical survey of the area has been conducted. Concept plan is ready. PHC is  developing this land in phases. In the first phase, lay-out plan of 7 acres has been prepared departmentally. Thereafter Infrastructure will be designed and work will be awarded to developer/builders.

 4.         Integrated Township Scheme in Khairpur:

Topographic survey has been completed by the Survey of Pakistan, Government of Pakistan. Advertisement to engage a consulting firm has been published in leading Newspapers. Last date for submission of applications is 29^th April, 2009.

During survey it was observed that about 100 dwelling units exist within the land transferred to PHC. PHC is planning to re-develop this slum for which the community will be mobilized and a team of PHC visited Khairpur on 15^th April, 2009.

 LAND BANK

The Scrutiny Committee of Land Utilization Department, Board of Revenue, Sindh has recommended 28 pieces of land to be transferred to PHC at 25 percent of the market price, located at Karachi, Hyderabad, Nawabshah, Larkana, Khairpur, Sukkur, Dadu, Mirpurkhas, Matiari, Ghotki, Tharparkar and Umerkot. In the Secretaries Meeting chaired by Chief Secretary, Sindh  all DCOs were reminded to a) complete procedural requirements for mutation of above lands and b) identify suitable lands in remaining districts.

                                                                                          (ZIA-UL-ISLAM)
                                                                                                              SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO CHIEF  MINISTER /
                                                                                                            CHAIRMAN PEOPLE’S HOUSING CELL