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	Water Pollution (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The consequence is a lowering of the oxygen level downstream of the wastewater discharge, impairing the quality of the water and the survival of the aquatic biota, particularly of high-quality fish.
		Coarser particles are deposited on river beds, in reservoirs, in the flood plain and in wetlands and lakes.
		The Lyari river, which runs through Karachi, Pakistan's largest industrial city, is an open drain from both the chemical and the microbiological point of view, a mixture of raw sewage and untreated industrial effluents.
	www.ilo.org /encyclopaedia/?print&nd=857100180 (2583 words)

	Lyari Expressway at AllExperts
		Lyari Expressway is a highway being built along the Lyari River in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
		Lyari Expressway is a 16 km expressway would comprise of 4-lanes on both sides, with two interchanges, five flyovers and five under-passes.
		Moreover, two lanes each would be constructed on either bank of the Lyari River.
	en.allexperts.com /e/l/ly/lyari_expressway.htm (193 words)

	Highway to Hell
		This, and the arbitrariness evident in the planned reclamation of land has further fuelled the belief that the project is pandering largely to the nexus between politicians, bureaucrats and land-grabbers/developers.
		The Lyari river, as far back as anyone can recall, is a sewage channel, and the proposed Expressway is unlikely to ever resemble the Lahore Canal Road, to which it is being compared.
		In fact, even those who sustained losses in the Lyari river flood in 1977 have still to be given the land that was promised to them.
	www.newsline.com.pk /NewsAug2002/metroaug.htm (2829 words)

	All about Baloch and Balochistan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The people of Lyari had again voted for PPP candidates in the 1993 elections, but their representatives were only interested in clinching kickbacks for themselves.
		The Lyari Tehrik, led by a veteran politician, was a socio-political body that launched a massive movement to get the Lyariites lease entitlement to their land in the early '70s.
		But the era of the NGOs in Lyari was actually ushered in during Zia's martial law in the early '80s, when the educated youth of the area launched an organised drive against drug pushers in various areas of Lyari under the banner of the Naujawan Lyari Tehrik.
	www.baloch2000.org /news/32.htm (3179 words)

	Education @ Pakwatan.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Rivers that run into the sea carry silt, untreated sewage, industrial waste and the rubbish of consumers from far inland.
		Pakistan occupies the basin of three major rivers, which is of considerable importance to the country.
		Indus (70 per cent of total land), Kharan closed basin (15 per cent of the total land area) and the Makran coastal basin (15 per cent of the total land) are the three basins, with the Indus basin representing the largest potential.
	www.pakwatan.com /main/edu/article.php3?ID=465 (3403 words)

	Karachi - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Two rivers pass through the city: the Malir River which flows from the east towards the south and center, and the Lyari River, which flows from north to the south west.
		The Karachi Harbor is a sheltered bay to the south-west of the city, protected from storms by the Sandspit Beach, theManora Island and the Oyster Rocks.
		Karachi is located in semi-arid coastal desert area with very limited agriculture land along the two small seasonal rivers, Lyari River and Malir River that pass through the city.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Karachi (5511 words)

	siddiqui: Karachi
		Karachi is mostly made up of flat or rolling plains with hills on the western and northern boundaries of the urban sprawl.
		Two rivers pass through the city: the Malir River (north east to centre) and the Lyari River (north to south).
		The British saw the importance of the of Karachi and Indus River, believing it could be an important commercial highway.
	siddiqui.21publish.com /archive/2005/06/06/18vs5l9u86a4s.htm (1083 words)

	Lyari, Land Of Magic - Pakistani Defence Forum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The kick of a footballer, the fist of a boxer, the clip-clop of a tonga, the braying of donkey, the smell of fish and hashish.
		The oldest settlement in Karachi, Lyari was originally inhabited by Baloch tribes that migrated from present day Pakistani Balochistan and Iranian Balochistan due to tribal wars and droughts.
		lyari is one of the biggest slums in asia with a population of over a million.
	www.pakistanidefenceforum.com /index.php?showtopic=10775 (4649 words)

	SITE Town - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		SITE Town is a small, densely populated town in western Karachi and is named after the Sindh Industrial Trading estate, which forms the heart of the town.
		The town is bordered by Gadap Town to the north, Liaquatabad and North Nazimabad to the east across the Orangi Nala stream, Lyari and Saddar to the south across the Lyari River and Kiamari to the west.
		The Sindh Industrial Trading Estate was established in 1947 and has grown into the largest industrial area in Pakistan with more than 2,000 industrial units on 4,500 acres of land west of the Lyari River.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/SITE (298 words)

	Daily Development News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Lyari River, which channels the city's untreated sewage and industrial effluents from the SITE area, drains directly into the Arabian Sea through the western backwards of the Karachi Fish Harbour.
		Apart from municipal sewage, the Lyari River also brings in a heavy load of floating garbage.
		The sources said that these land-based pollutants, brought in by the Lyari River account for 50 per cent of the total pollution in the harbour.
	asp.isb.sdnpk.org /search_detail1.asp?newsID_form=44250 (296 words)

	UPDATE (Pakistan): Violence imminent over Lyari Expressway construction in Karachi
		I am aware that the Lyari Expressway was originally proposed to alleviate several problems including the erosion of the Lyari riverbeds and traffic congestion in the area.
		In a letter to the UN commission on housing rights written by the previous city district government, the local administration assured the UN agency that they would not proceed with the demolition of houses unless a 15 day notice and appropriate compensation was given to the victims.
		Owing to the devastation that the expressway has already caused, I write to you now pleading with you to take action to ensure that the demolitions along the Lyari River be immediately stopped until rehabilitation plans and programmes are finalised for the affected communities, as per the Sindh High Court decision of June 2003.
	www.ahrchk.net /ua/mainfile.php/2006/1649/?print=yes (1573 words)

	LYARI EXPRESS WAY AND NORTHERN BYPASS
		Lyari Expressway and Northern Bypass which are bound to bring visible changes in the socio-economic life of this metropolitan.
		He said the expressway would add to the beauty of the city as it will be passing on both sides of Lyari River and will serve as Canal Bank Road in Lahore.
		He said that a major advantage to be achieved from this project would be that people who are living under unhygienic conditions in hutment and in gutter water will have a decent living for themselves as some 14000 families will be allotted plots of 80 sq.
	www.pakistaneconomist.com /issue2002/issue18/i&e1.htm (853 words)

	Karachi
		The Arabian Sea lies to the south, and the Malir and Indus Rivers to the east of the city.
		Two rivers pass through the city: the Malir River (north east to centre) and the Liyari River (north to south).
		Many other smaller rivers pass through the city as well with general drainage being from the western and northern areas towards the south.
	www.governpub.com /Capitals-K/Karachi.php (2508 words)

	[sustran] re: FW: EVICTION ALERT APPEAL re Expressway in Karachi
		The Nazim said compensations would be paid to the affected people the same day to avoid trouble to them, adding that survey of the Lyari river had been undertaken three times after which a list of 14,000 families living in the area had been prepared.
		The go-ahead signal for the much-delayed 16.5-km long Lyari Expressway, project costing Rs5 billion, which had been conceived and designed in 1996, was given by the president after seeking opinions of experts.
		The EDO Revenue Javaid Hanif said that the camp in connection with the anti-encroachment drive would be established near the industrial units, impeding the project, on Tuesday so that the industrialists could be persuaded to vacate their units voluntarily because the demolition process could start there within a couple of day.
	list.jca.apc.org /public/sustran-discuss/2002-January/002548.html (1356 words)

	Update [Pakistan] Lyari Nadi Communities
		The citizens affected by the Lyari Expressway demolitions have not yet been provided with reasonable compensation and respectable resettlement since the forced eviction from their communities in 2002.
		Both projects (the Lyari Expressway and the Northern Bypass) start at the same place and end at the same point, while serving the same purpose of facilitating port related traffic to the north of the country.
		The task of the construction of the Rs 5 billion Lyari Expressway has been assigned to the National Highway Authority and its inauguration is likely to be held on March 23.
	www.acpp.org /uappeals/uaupdate/2002/up020208s2.html (1278 words)

	Karachi - ExampleProblems.com
		The city is located on the coast of the Arabian Sea, northwest of the mouths of the Indus River.
		With a population of approximately 16 million (unofficial figures; the official count is in the 13 million range), Karachi is the third most populous city in the world.
		The Arabian Sea lies to the south, and the Malir and Indus Rivers to the east of the city.
	www.exampleproblems.com /wiki/index.php/Karachi (3008 words)

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		KARACHI: Any flooding in the Lyari River due to the current monsoon spell could hit densely populated areas of Karachi and also damage an incoming land route to the metropolis, concerned quarters anticipate with fear.
		Nazim Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town Wasay Jaleel informed The News that the union councils in his town with passage of Lyari River had readied contingency plans and identified school buildings, town halls, and other government’s establishments for possible evacuation and resettlement of population inhabiting across the riverbank.
		He, however, said that persisting encroachment near the bank and bed of Lyari River still represented a serious threat and it could cause overflowing and flooding of rainwater in the nearby thickly-populated areas of the Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town.
	www.thenews.com.pk /print1.asp?id=20645 (572 words)

	ShaikhSiddiqui Karachi
		Karachi is mostly made up of flat or rolling plains with hills on the western and northern boundaries of the urban sprawl.
		Two small rivers pass through the city: the Malir River (north east to centre) and the Lyari River (north to south).
		The British saw the importance of the of Karachi and Indus River, believing it could be an important commercial highway.
	www.shaikhsiddiqui.com /karachi.html (1142 words)

	Karachi Sea-front Reels in Effluents \| Asia Water Wire
		Another river, Lyari flows across the city and empties into the harbour comprising of over 3 kilometres of wharfs, docks and other installations.
		Today the river Lyari has turned into what environmentalists prefer calling a “sewer” that carries everything from solid wastes to toxic industrial effluents directly into the sea.
		Much of the plastic in the waste is washed back to the shores and this has not only polluted the beaches but has also affected the growth mangrove forests in the Indus River delta.
	www.asiawaterwire.net /node/104 (1144 words)

	General Description Of The District Malir
		In the ridge and runnel sector of the District in the north, the most notable plain is that of Moidan, spreading from the western flanks of Mehar Jabal to the left bank of Hub River.
		This river is constituted from two major tributaries, Mol and Khadeji and smaller tributaries of Konkar, Thaddo and sukkhan.
		The settlement was projected into prominence when Seth Bhoju Mal Laid the foundation of a small township on the left bank of Lyari river in 1729.
	yespakistan.com /HDF/karachi/Karachi.asp (3913 words)

	Haj Reflections: Day Four (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		At 3 o’clock in the morning in the Lyari Quarter, then the poorest locality of Karachi, people were woken up by the shouts of a young man running for life, begging for help, as though the very devil was after him.
		Close to the far bank of the Lyari River was the point on the border where the pilgrims were shoved across.
		Accordingly, this particular family was instructed to arrive at a lonely spot on the eastern bank of the Lyari River at a specified hour after midnight.
	www.arabnews.com /?page=1§ion=0&article=90544&d=1&m=1&y=2007&pix=kingdom.jpg&category=Kingdom (1603 words)

	Daily Mirror Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The river's banks are lined with piles of burning trash-a putrid combination of decaying food, medical waste, dead animals, and millions of plastic bags.
		A block away, the drainage canals are filled with thousands of cubic yards of the thick fl sludge, a small, carcinogenic river moving leisurely into the Arabian Sea.
		In 1994, the year after the Mississippi River catastrophically climbed its banks in the Midwest, a region of the Chihuahuan desert along the Mexican border endured one of the harshest droughts in decades.
	www.dailymirror.lk /archives/dmr081201/environment.html (2844 words)

	News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The sponsoring agency of the project is Ministry of communications and is being executed by national highway authority.
		The objective of the project is construction of 16.5 KM long control access, 4-lane dual carriage Lyari expressway, with two interchange, five fly over and five under-passes.
		Two lanes each would be constructed on either bank of the Lyari River.
	www.pakistanlink.com /Headlines/Jan05/11/06.htm (381 words)

	The Hindu : City on the edge
		AROUND the year 1729, at Kharakbunder, where the Baluchi river Habb meets the Arabian Sea, the local traders found their port was silting up, threatening their business with the Persian Gulf and the Malabar coast.
		To the west is the old crowded town of Lyari, where the Mitho Dar and the Kharo Dar are now only names of localities.
		To the east are the palatial D.J. Sind College, erstwhile mecca of learning for the Sindhis, and Frere Hall, an Indo-Gothic jewel, built in the yellow stone that is the trademark of Karachi's colonial architecture.
	www.hindu.com /mag/2004/03/14/stories/2004031400190700.htm (903 words)

	IMC India - Call for support against evictions in Karashi, Pakistan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The local population, with the support of 46 local organisations, are mounting a number of direct actions in opposition to the construction project.
		The people of Lyari demand an immediate halt to the evictions and the opening of a constructive dialogue with the authorities.
		The government resumed the Lyari evictions since the 27th June, and has still demolished more than 4000 houses without proposing any solution of resettlement for the most majority of the evicted families.
	india.indymedia.org /en/2002/08/1941.shtml (678 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		In 1989, an expressway along the banks of the Lyari River, through the heart of the city, was proposed as an alternative.
		The Expressway Project was immediately opposed by the communities living along the Lyari since their businesses and homes would be bulldozed.
		It is for the first time in Karachi’s history that academics, professionals, media and NGOs have all come together to support communities in their struggle against development projects.
	www.shehr.org /hassan.html (452 words)

	Farhan's Web Journal - Bravenet Web Journal
		The province is a mainly a fertile region along the rivers valleys, while spare deserts can be found near the border with India and Balochistan.
		The neolithic culture is indicated by the discovery of ground and polished stone axes, hoes, pestle, and bone implements at the well-known menhir-site of Burzahom, ten miles east of, Srinagar.
		Quetta is situated in a river valley near the border with Afghanistan, with a road to Kandahar in the northwest.
	shaikhsiddiqui.bravejournal.com (12911 words)

	"); NewWindow.document.write("IRINnews"); NewWindow.document.write(" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		One project causing particular concern at the moment is the Lyari Expressway, a 16.5 km three-lane road along both banks of the Lyari River designed to divert Karachi’s port-related traffic to up-country destinations without passing through the city.
		The project started in 2002 and is expected to result in the removal of as many as 25,000 housing units from both sides of the river, half of which haven been torn down already.
		When completed, the Lyari Expressway project is expected to result in 250,000 people losing their homes, according to the special rapporteur’s statement.
	www.irinnews.org /report.asp?ReportID=53972&SelectRegion=Asia&SelectCountry=PAKISTAN (718 words)

	[Econo-list] KARACHI: Two major city projects approved (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		According to informed sources, the approval of the both vital projects was made by the CE at a recent high-level meeting held in Islamabad and attended by the members of the Economic Development Council, civil and military officials.
		Construction of Lyari Expressway project was opposed in the past by the land mafia and the project was also put into cold storage because of political pressure and bureaucratic wranglings.
		Although the plan to construct a 17-kilometre long surface expressway on the both banks of Lyari River was made by the then KMC Administrator, the sources said the present administrator had opposed the idea.
	lists.isb.sdnpk.org /pipermail/econo-list/2001-June/000921.html (431 words)

	KARACHI: Bridges on Lyari river risky -DAWN - Local; January 23, 2003
		Built to link Site town directly with Lyari town and indirectly with the all the other ones, the bridge cater to the needs of hundreds of thousands of people who shuttle between the two ends of the city as a routine.
		Due to the rapid growth of population and remarkably expeditious trade, industrial and commercial activities in the city, particularly in Lyari and Site towns, over the past few decades, the bridges have been facing an immense and ever increasing pressure of commuters and other users.
		The Engineering Department of Lyari Town administration had conducted a survey of the bridges recently and was convinced that an immediate and thorough repair was needed.
	www.dawn.com /2003/01/23/local12.htm (534 words)

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