The Punjab government and the AKTC signed a public-private partnership agreement in July 2007 for three years to jointly pursue heritage-sensitive planning and development objectives in the Walled City. The WCLA was set up in April 2012 as an autonomous body meant to preserve historic sites and promote cultural activities and tourism.
Shuaib Latif, an IT expert at the WCLA, said that in the three years, AKTC had invested in several planning initiatives. A strategic plan was completed in 2008 and has been the basis for physical and socio-economic development in the area, he said. Baseline surveys were carried out comprising a topographical map of the Walled City, an inventory of all 22,800 properties and a socio-economic survey of 1,757 households.
“This information was used to establish an operational GIS system for the Walled City
via Walled City: New GIS developed to aid conservation work – The Express Tribune.
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