Deputy Director Town Planning
Lahore Development Authority
Total years of experience :17 years, 6 Months
My Role in Authority
Tasks
compiles and analyses data on economic, legal, political, cultural, demographic, sociological, physical and environmental factors affecting land use
confers with government authorities, communities, architects, social scientists, lawyers, and planning, development and environmental specialists
devises and recommends use and development of land and presents narrative and graphic plans, programs and designs to groups and individuals
recommends measures affecting land use, the environment, public utilities, community facilities, housing and transportation
advises governments and organisations on urban and regional planning and resource planning
may supervise and control the work of associates and technicians
Specialisations involved
Land Planner
Traffic and Transport Planner
Town Planner
Skills of Daily Use
Strong conflict resolution/management
Urban Planning
GIS Based Landuse Mapping
Scheme and Layout Designing
Transport Modeling
Master Planning
Building Control
Development and Monitoring
Report Writing
Documentation and Communication with the Stake Holders
Revenue Mapping
Landscaping
Real Estate Business Monitoring
Land use Zonning
Master Planning of Central Business District
Project Planning
Project Implementation Plan Making
Policy Making
Framing the Building and Land-use Bye Laws for the Authority
Review design documentation for the purpose of validating brief compliance
Execution of Project
Transport Planning
Urban Designing
Auto cad based mapping
Management of urban design/master plan review and delegate other professional disciplines to related colleagues
Scrutinizing the Plans for Granting the Approval
My Recent Projects includes following
Development of Spatial Data infrastructure for a politically victimized and a scheme pending for Development with more than 4000 affectees out of total of 11000 in order to find out a way out through redesigning for the purpose of relief. Following were the roles i played
1. Generated the Revenue Map for Scheme on Autocad then transferred it to GIS
2. Geo Referencing of the Satellite image and Revenue Map
3. Superimposition of the Scheme Plan on Revenue Map in GIS 9.3
4. Marking of Differential GPS points at ground to minimize errors
5.Redesigning of Scheme in order to relieve affectees
6. Generation and Geo Referecing of Part Plans in GIS for each Plot or Parcel
7. Integration of Ownership and all other structural and services details with each and every plot
8. Creation of 1400 plots in addition to the existing by area adjustment benefited 14 billion Rs. to the Authority.
Reclassification of Gulberg Scheme
Generated a revenue map of Gulberg scheme
Conducted land use, traffic count, Cordon point surveys
Generated a layout and proposal plan for the renewal of the area as the new commercial center
GIs based classification proposal plan was made by me which was duly approved on the same day
Reclassification was done considering the existing trends of the scheme
Feasibility Analysis of River Ravi Front Development Zone
Was part of the team generated river ravi front development zone by considering the existing available resources developing master and conceptual plan and probable urban design for the specified area.
Designed and Carried out through project management the construction of commercial buildings, residential buildings and the housing schemes
Managed the land acquisition and designing of Metro Transit Bus
Taught the Final year of City and Regional Planning batch for the year 2011.
Major Course Elements were as under
1. Land Management System in Pakistan and its Evolution
2. Procedures and Laws regarding Estate Management
3. Development of Spatial Data Infrastructure for LDA Avenue-1 Scheme
4. A detail account of Administrative Structure of Revenue Department
5. Live Project of Developing an SDI for Jublee Town
6. Technical Guidance regarding acquisition and establishment of Housing or Other Development Schemes
I have taught 19 batches of the following subjects in some of the re-known educational institutes of Lahore city. The subjects are as under
1. Mathematics up to Graduation level
2. Chemistry up to Graduation level
3. Physics up to Graduation level
4. Geography up to Graduation level
5. English up to Graduation level
6. Engineering Economics up to Graduation level
7. Urdu up to Graduation level
8. Punjabi up to Graduation level
9. Public Administration up to Graduation level
Following are the institutes where i taught
1. Iftikhar Academy (2006- 2013)
2. Shaur School (2013-2014)
Comprehensive planning, neighborhood planning, community development and housing planning, strategic planning, and basic master planning. Leads implementation of plans through projects and programs
Team Leader
Management and collaboration for Community Development
Architectural Designing and Urban Designing
Urban Renewal and Record Management
Develop and monitor the technical quality within the Department
Establish and manage the preparation of Plot Design Guidelines with input from Development and other stakeholders
Project: Disaster Management of Northern Area of Pakistan
Venture: World Bank and Govt of Pakistan
Role: Planning & Research Manager
Software Skills Used: Structural Engineering through Tesla and Revit, Geographical Information System Arc Map 9.1, Autcad, Microsoft Office
Technical Skills Used: Disaster Risk Reduction Modeling, Marking Boundaries near Fault Lines, Urban and Transport Planning in context with Probable Disaster of Earthquake etc, Surveying and Leveling for Reduced Cost but effective Building Designs
Key Skills: Project Planning, Management Control, Surveying and Spatial Data Generation, Site Planning, Engineering and Services Designing, Strategic and Regional Planning for Hazard and Disaster Management.
Project Objectives: After the earthquake of 2007 the Government want to achieve the following objectives
1. Sustainable Rehabilitation to the affected families of 2007 Heartbreaking earthquake.
2. Designing and Building the Houses and other commercial units with respect to the requirements of building designs.
3. Development of a Regional Plan for the future growth safe from any natural or man made disaster if not completely possible than with strong precautionary measures.
4. Generation of database for the affected families for compensation in order to help them re establish in their destroyed locality.
5. Building the infrastructure from scratch in the less disaster prone areas with minimum risk of disaster.
Professional Experience: Research Associate Urban Planning
Urban Unit 4-B Lyton Road Lahore
Made Master Plan of Gujrat city for the next ten years.
Following things were involved in it
1. It involved digitization of the existing land use to form a map.
2. Data collection from all five sectors education, utilities, Health, Services and Security
3. Analysis of Spatial and Data frame infrastructure were developed
4. Master Plan proposal for each sector was generated
Done Degree in a subject diverse in nature mainly deals with urban and rural planning and architecture through the use of modern cad and GIS systems
Done in sciences subjects Pre Engineering
Done in sciences subjects
