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RUDA

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  RAVI URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY The Ravi Riverfront Urban Development Project (RRUDP) is an urban development megaproject in Lahore District, Punjab, Pakistan that runs along the Ravi River in a northeast-to-southwest direction. It includes the construction of a 41,308-hectare (102,074-acre) planned city and the rehabilitation of the Ravi River into a perennial freshwater body. The project is to be completed in three phases. It is expected to be the largest riverfront in the world when finished Ravi Urban Development Authority (RUDA) intends to develop urban areas of the province into sustainable, livable, and well-managed engines of economic growth. Urban development and its management are critically linked with sound, comprehensive, and strategic metropolitan-level long-term planning. Over the years, rapid urbanization has changed the socio-economic and physical characteristics of the cities. The physical growth of the cities has emerged in a very different way from the land u
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DIGITAL DIVIDE

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DIGITAL DIVIDE: The digital divide is a term that refers to the gap between demographics and regions that have access to modern information and communications technology (ICT), and those that don't or have restricted access. This technology can include the telephone, television, personal computers, and internet connectivity. The digital divide creates a division and inequality around access to information and resources. Simply put, it is the gap between those with Internet access and those without it. DIGITAL DIVIDE IN PAKISTAN: Although access to digital services is improving in Pakistan, only 36.5 percent of its people use the internet. Figures reveal that 144.4 million people in Pakistan did not use the internet at the start of 2022, meaning that 63.5 percent of the population remained offline at the beginning of the year. This digital divide in Pakistan is due to several reasons such as gender inequality and geography: In Pakistan; ·         Only 50 % of women own a m
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MALIR EXPRESSWAY

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Malir expressway is a so-called development project made to solve transport issues in the city. The project aims to facilitate traveling and get rid of traffic congestion on the Superhighway ,  will ease traffic on Shahra-e-Faisal, provide an alternative route to the airport, connect Keamari to the Superhighway, and reduce traffic on the link road in Malir.   The Malir Expressway project’ estimated cost is nearly Rs 28 billion and executed under a public-private partnership model. It is to be 38.5 kilometers long with 30.9 meters in width, having six interchanges and six lanes, as well as five bridges and five, weighbridges. But is it development for everyone? Nothing is being gained by providing a “quasi-legal” cover to an ill-advised development project. In fact, the decision is not fair to people living near the expressway site as well as the environment. Some impacts of malir expressway: ·         The construction is being done on the river bed and the flood plains of the Mal
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DEVELOPMENT GOALS (MDGs and SDGs)

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MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS: The Millennium Development Goals were eight international development goals set by the 189 UN member states in September 2000 and agreed to be achieved by the year 2015. All 189 United Nations member states, and at least 22 international organizations, were committed to help achieve the following Millennium Development Goals by 2015:   1.       To eradicate extreme poverty and hunger   2.       To achieve universal primary education   3.       To promote gender equality and empower women   4.       To reduce child mortality   5.       To improve maternal health   6.       To combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases   7.       To ensure environmental sustainability   8.       To develop a global partnership for development BACKGROUND: The Millennium Declaration was signed at the September global summit held at the UN headquarters in New York and the 149 international leaders in attendance committed to combating disease, hunger, poverty, illite
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