Naya Nazimabad
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Naya Nazimabad
نیا ناظم آباد | |
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| Coordinates: 24°58′31″N 67°01′33″E / 24.9753°N 67.0258°E | |
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• Total | 500 ha (1,300 acres) |
| Website | nayanazimabad |
Naya Nazimabad (Urdu: نیا ناظم آباد), is a housing project that is being developed around the Manghopir Lake.[1]
Investment
In 2020, Arif Habib proposed fresh investment of Rs 750 million into Naya Nazimabad.[2]
Ownership
Javedan Corporation Limited, a builder of Naya Nazimabad Housing Scheme, owned 928 acres 99-year leasehold land allotted in 1960/61; 310 acres freehold land, and 128 acres leasehold land allotted in 2011.[4]
Flooding
In 2020, the heavy rain in Karachi caused some blocks of the housing project to be flooded because of inadequate sewage and water disposal lines, the management was said to have taken measures to avoid such disasters in the future. Residents of some blocks complained of the challenges they faced, including having to temporarily relocate, as the water flooded their homes for over a week.[5]
Naya Nazimabad Flyover
Naya Nazimabad Flyover has been developed to provide a convenient thoroughfare to the residents of an upper-class residential area viz Naya Nazimabad by flying over the low-income community (Nusrat Bhutto Colony) that falls in between.[6]