Buddo Island

Buddo
Native name:
ڈنگی
ڏنگي
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Geography
LocationBuddo Island, Ibrahim Hyderi, Karachi
Coordinates24°43′59″N 67°12′37″E / 24.73306°N 67.21028°E / 24.73306; 67.21028
ArchipelagoIndus Delta
Area12 km2 (4.6 sq mi)

Buddo Island, also known as Dingi (Urdu: جزیرہ بدو); (Sindhi: ڏنگي ٻيٽ) is an uninhabited island located east of Bundal Island and south of Khiprianwala Island near Karachi, along the Arabian Sea coastline. It marks the westernmost edge of the Indus Delta.

In 2022, Buddo Island, spanning 3,000 acres, was designated a protected forest under an Act of 1958.[1]

Pakistan Islands Development Authority

Buddo Island is part of $50 billion development of city under Pakistan Islands Development Authority.[2] [3]

World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan (WWF-P)

The fragile ecosystem of this area is already under pressure from growing pollution that will intensify in case of any [concrete] development. We should have an environmental audit of this place so that strategies could be developed for its protection. It has no potential for eco-tourism whatsoever,

— Tahir Rasheed, WWF-P’s regional director, [4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Siddiqui, Tahir (3 February 2022). "Ownership dispute deepens as Sindh declares two islands protected area". www.dawn.com. Dawn. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  2. ^ "'Bundal Island will eclipse Dubai with $50 billion investment'". The Express Tribune. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  3. ^ Chaudhary, Smriti (13 October 2020). "Pakistan On Verge Of Losing Strategic 'Twin Islands' To China Under 'Debt-Trap' CPEC Project?". Latest Asian, Middle-East, EurAsian, Indian News. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  4. ^ Ilyas, Faiza (11 October 2020). "Twin islands along Karachi's coast are not viable for development". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
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