KARACHI: Defence Officers Housing Authority’s (DHA) City’s master and town planning would complete by 2011 while around 30,000 residential and commercial plots have been allotted to the people in Phase-I.

In this regard, the DHA administration signed an agreement on Friday for consultancy services with Greek-based firm Doxiadis Associates, United Kingdom-based firm RMJM Architects and national consultancy firm Osmani and Company (Pvt) Ltd. The master planning consultancy would cover an area of 11,640 acres on Super Highway.

DHA Administrator Brig Khalid Masood Tirmizi said the project would be developed as per modern principles of town planning. The DHA would use environment-friendly utilities including solar and wind energy, and would pursue renewable energy projects in the DHA city, he added.

Meanwhile, consultancy services consortium’s Dr Pollalis said latest national and global standards would be implemented during the development to make it a comfortable living and recreational experience.