Buddo Island
Buddo Island (also known as Dingi)' (Urdu: جزیرہ بدو); (Sindhi: ڏنگي ٻيٽ) is a small island located in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Karachi in Sindh province of Pakistan.
Bhuddo island is un-inhabited and total area is 60 km (37 mi). On island dense Tamer forest present.
Pakistan Islands Development Authority
Buddo Island is part of $50 billion development of city under Pakistan Islands Development Authority.
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,
See also
References
- ^ "'Bundal Island will eclipse Dubai with $50 billion investment'". The Express Tribune. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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