The recent flooding stream, triggered by the second monsoon rain spell this year, which crossed Karachi calmed down, but he again placed the future of the city of Saadi and Garden Saadi – two of the largest housing projects in scheme 33 – under an intense exam. Drainage operations continue on more than 10,000 plots housing more than 40,000 people, where the streets and properties remain full of water.
The flood was triggered by the overflow of the Thaddo dam in GaDap, which crossed the M9 motorway and entered the diagram 33. The stream crossed the Shamim villas, Gulshan-E-USMAN, Block 7 and Saadi Garden before flooding the city of Saadi and finally dispersing in nearby seasonal drains.
Kausar Jehan, a resident of the city of Saadi, says that after the death of her husband, she used her savings to build her house. Each monsoon season, however, she constantly lives a fear that a flood is hitting at any time. To escape this uncertainty, she now intends to sell her house and move to another company.
Sindh governments response
Sindh -chief Minister Murad Ali Shah said that the city of Saadi and the Saadi garden were built on natural rivers and that such colonies “should not exist”.
The resident Rasheed Ahmed qualified the recent remarks of the Minister-in-Chief of the irresponsible Sindh, saying: “When these housing programs were developed, was the provincial government asleep? We do not allow anyone to destroy our properties of several billion rupees. ”
Tauqeer Haider, a resident of the city of Saadi, says they pay their property tax on the board of directors of the canton of Malir, and even the cards of houses built in this company are approved by the canton. He thinks that the Sindh government and the board of directors of the canton should work together to resolve this issue.
Mayor Karachi Murtaza Wahab, during the fight against coherent urban floods in the city, proposed an alternative for flood waters. “A large drain is necessary to protect the companies which are located under the city of Saadi and the passage of water, which would transport the water from the Thado and Lath Nadi dam to the Malir river.”
Wahab said there is a plan to build a major drain to channel water. The tender process for this project is over, but the work has not yet started. The mayor added that efforts are underway to complete the construction of this rainwater evacuation major before the next monsoon, so that the water can reach the Malir river without damaging the motorway.
Origins of the city of Saadi
Created in the 1980s, the city of Saadi was launched by the head of the senior movement of Muttahida Qaumi (MQM) and former senator Mohin Siddiqui via Pak Land Housing Pvt. Ltd. The regime was approved by the cantonment Board Malir (CBM), after which thousands of buyers bought plots and houses built. The area has long been subject to floods.
In 2010, 2013, 2016 and 2017, the Thaddo dam spilled, sending flood waters to the city of Saadi and neighboring companies. In 2013, the flood was so serious that it had an impact on the company Amroha and reached until Safora Chowk and Rim Jhim Tower. Each time, the water followed its natural course, traveling more than 20 kilometers before crossing the highway and entering the populated areas.
In the second rain spell to hit the city this year, limited damage has been suffered in the region. A reduced intensity of the flood river and several kilometers of open land between the highway and the dam absorbed a large part of the force.
According to Naveed, a resident of Gulshan-E-USMAN, of strong limits and the deliberate violation of a section assured that only a few centimeters of water entered society.
Financial impact
While the city of Saadi is now almost entirely inhabited, the Saadi garden, with its 7,000 plots, remains largely vacant. The Imdad Hussain real estate concessionaire noted that sales of property in regime 33 have already slowed down over the past four years, and fears that the Declaration of the Chief Minister will reduce prices.
In 2010, following significant floods, a plot of 120 yards was estimated at Rs800,000 to 1 million. Prices increased regularly after 2018, reaching 6 to 9 million rupees today. From now on, real estate experts predict a significant drop.
