Ravi River City
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 uses proposed in master plans and other such documents.
In north: Starting 5 Km downstream from Syphon to Pakhiyala Villege towards Kala Shah Kaku Interchange and further towards M-2 Interchange
In West: M-2 Interchange towards Lahore Sheikhupura Faisalabad Road (Near Javaid Nagar) which further extends towards Jaranwala Road (Near Langiyan da Thattha), then after, it travels along Jaranwala Road till Sharqpur City where Upper Chennab Canal falls in Ravi River.
In South:
Upper Chennab Canal falls in Ravi River and connecting with Hudiara Drain at Sukh Chayn Garden Housing Scheme at Multan Road.
In East:
Area running along left side of Multan Road from Sukh Chayn Garden Housing Scheme to Thokar Niaz Baig M-2 Motorway interchange which runs along till Babu Sabu Toll Plaza.
From babu Sabu Toll Plaza Run area runs along left side of Bund Road till Saggia wala bridge at Lahore Ring Road (LRR-20) which further travels along it towards Quaid-e-Azam Interchange LRR and upto BRB.
The Ravi, a transboundary river of India and Pakistan, is an integral part of the Indus River basin and forms the headwaters of the Indus basin. The waters of the Ravi drain into the Indian Ocean through the Indus River in Pakistan. Subsequent to construction of Thein Dam in 2000 upstream of Madhopur headworks in India, surface flow to the Ravi has reduced to negligible level during winter months. Average annual flow between 1985 and 1995 was recorded as 5 MAF and due to irrigation and hydro power diversions in India, the average annual flow between the years 2000-2009 was reduced to 1.1 MAF. The Ravi remains almost dry except the monsoon season.
A substantial quantity of wastewater amalgamation into the Ravi River without treatment is a grave risk to the ecosystem, particularly the ground water source. According to a study, the increasing tendency of contaminants in the river can become more hazardous and may cause severe menace to quality of groundwater in the coming days, which is the potential source of drinking water for Lahore city.
In view of the city’s projected expansion and issues related to water in the Ravi River, Government of the Punjab has planned the Ravi Riverfront Urban Development on both banks of the river alongside a 46 km long stretch that is contiguous to Lahore district’s northern and western boundaries through its authority Ravi Urban Development Authority.
Salient Features
- It will start from Ravi Siphon and finished at Baloki.
- Purpose Built Cities desidned on the eco friendly guidelines
- Promotion of Education, Cultural, Technology, Sports & Economic activities generating employement oppertunities
- Construction of 3 barrages enabling 46 KM long lake to store 271 billion litters of water
- Flood Management & Stabilization of subsurface water level
- River water purification for potable purposes
- Sewage water treatment plan
- Plantation of 6 Million Trees maintaining ecological footprint
Major Challanges
The two major challenges faced in the proposed RRUDP are: (a) The dying Ravi River to be developed as Perennial freshwater body; (b) Attracting Investors for High-Quality Riverfront Urban Development. Therefore the Project involves six major work scopes, which are discussed in the following sections, to overcome the challenges and to successfully design and implement the RRUDP.
- River Training and Channelization
- Wastewater Treatment and Other Public Infrastructure
- Legal and Constitutional Framework
- Urban Economics
- Financial Analysis
- Urban Planning and Urban Design
Ravi Riverfront Location Map
Notified area of RUDA
Mouzas in RUDA
Ravi River City Zone 3 Sapphire Bay
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Sir
Is Shahdara included in this development? It is not very clear from the map.
Dear Saed Bhai,
Please contact RUDA direclty for further assistance.
Aslamoalaikum atif bhai jin loghon ki zameen phas 1 main aai hai or wo government ko sale karna chahty hai wo kahan rabta karain
Dear Ramazan Bhai,
Please contct at Ruda office direclty for further assistanc, visit their website at:
https://ruda.gov.pk/
151 – Abu Bakar Block, Garden Town, Lahore
Phone: +92-42-99333531-6
Email: [email protected]
Extremely expensive, no one will buy at this stage.
Dear Amer Bhai,
Its price is including development charges, not very expensive but no development to start yet which is main concern.
CM reviews progress on Ravi River City project
LAHORE: Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar chaired a meeting regarding Ravi Urban Development Authority (RUDA) at his office here Tuesday and reviewed the progress work. The chief minister expressed satisfaction over the progress of project and directed to accelerate the pace of work on it. He said, in the first phase of Ravi River-Front Urban Development Project, 44,000 acres land had been identified and an industrial zone on 6,000 acre would be established besides construction of three barrages having the storage capacity of 600,000 cusec water.
He said that the project would be eco-friendly as six million saplings would also be planted which would help to significantly reduce environmental pollution. He directed to complete the land acquisition work as soon as possible keeping in view all rules and regulations. He emphasised that the project would have a great attraction for foreign investment and also to be showcased at Dubai Expo.
He said the project was a unique one in the world to be built on the bank of river as it would prove to be a game-changer, leading to open up new avenues of development. Chief Executive Officer Ravi Urban Development Authority Imran Amin briefed about the progress and land acquisition matters of the project.
Published in The News, Lahore September 22, 2021
Mega consortium gets rights to develop Ravi River City Phase-1 Sapphire Bay
LAHORE: A mega consortium of more than 10 firms led by a known group of companies has succeeded in getting development rights of the phase-1 (Sapphire Bay) of the country’s first mega riverfront development venture in Lahore — Ravi Riverfront Urban Development Project worth billions of dollars.
According to RUDA chief, as many as eight groups/companies were pre-qualified for submitting their technical bids for the project. Of eight, he said, four qualified technically and they were asked to submit their bids. Out of four, three—including one (Javedan consortium) owned by Arif Habib Group of Companies—submitted bids.
“Of three, Javedan’s financial bid was more than the other bidders–Bahria Town and Metracon,” Ameen added.
It is pertinent to mention that Javedan Corporation, a lead partner of the Javedan consortium, is a subsidiary of the Arif Habib Group of Companies. And the name of Mr Arif Habib was mentioned on top in an official notification as member of the Ravi Urban Development Authority.
“In exercise of the powers conferred under section 4 (4) of the RUDA ordinance 2020, the Punjab government is pleased to appoint Mr Arif Habib (Arif Habib Group), Mr Aqeel Ahmad Dhedhi (AKD Group), Mr Iftikhar Ali Malik (Guard Group of Companies), Planning and Development Board Chairman, Housing Department Secretary, Mr Javed Salim Qureshi (Pakistan Engineering Council Chairman) and Mr Kalim Ahmad Siddiqui (Pakistan Council for Architects & Town Planners) as members of the authority for a period of three years,” reads a notification issued on August 6 last year by the Punjab government.
However, after one month or so of the issuance of notification, Mr Habib resigned from the membership so as to avert any controversy or any conflict of interest.
“He (Mr Habib) had resigned last year—probably a month or so after notification’s issuance,” the RUDA CEO clarified. “And since he is no more member of the authority, there is no conflict of interest in this regard,” he said.
He said under the business development model, the bidders were required to offer percentage of developed residential and commercial plots and money to RUDA against the land they would be getting for development and contribution in the development of river channelization, construction of barrages, river’ training, roads, infrastructure etc. “But I cannot tell you the bidders’ offers exactly right now since we will announce this by Tuesday,” he maintained. “Everything related to the bidding process was done in a very transparent manner by following PPRA rules and other regulations,” the RUDA head claimed.
On the other hand, an official source in the Punjab government told Dawn that bidding process was based on single stage-three envelope (pre-qualification and technical and financial evaluations). “The successful bidder offered 15 percent each of the total developed residential and commercial plots, cost of raw land and financial contribution in developing the mega infrastructure — three barrages for river revival and channelization, roads, wastewater treatment plant etc,” the official explained.
He said the Ravi project part-1 consists of around 44,000 acres that includes 5,000 acres river’s land. Of the remaining 39,000 acres, the government initially wants development of 2,000 acres of the riverfront project.
Published in Dawn, May 31st, 2021