Challenges of rapid expansion

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Online ShopsAs one of the most rapidly growing cities in the world, Karachi faces challenges that are central to many developing metropolises including traffic, pollution, poverty and street crimes. These problems continue to earn Karachi low rankings in livability comparisons: The Economist ranked Karachi fourth least livable city amongst the 132 cities surveyed and Business Week ranked it 175 out of 215 in livability in 2007, down from 170 in 2006... However, one should remember that the criteria for such rankings can be narrow as is the case for Business Week's ranking which ranked cities based on CEO's lifestyle. Being ranked as relativly unlivable also makes Karachi the 2nd cheapest city in the world, which is good for tourism according to The Times newspaper(UK).

The traffic and pollution is a major challenge for Karachi. The level of air pollution in Karachi is estimated to be 20 times higher than World Health Organization standards.[citation needed] A number of new parks have been developed and new trees are being planted in the city to improve the environment and reduce the pollution. In addition, new bridges are being built to ease the congestion as well as plans for constructing a sewerage treatment plant is underway.

In April 2008, the City District Government built a Control Unit(CU) which accommodates the worlds largest data center. With the help of this unit, every road in Karachi is monitored through a high resolution camera, which captures the number plate and the face of driver within a second and sends it to the CU. These cameras are fixed 100 ft above the ground. An additional security camera is also placed above the camera to ensure security. These security cameras are 300 ft above the ground.

Criminal negligence plagues the rapidly expanding infrastructure. There were floods reported in the city during the monsoon of 2007.[citation needed] The Northern Bypass bridge collapsed on 1 September 2007 after being inaugurated only months before by former President Pervez Musharraf.