The Karachi Strategic Development Plan (KSDP 2020), better known as the master plan, recommends grant of planning control of the coastal areas to the city government so that uplift works are carried out in conformity with its waterfront development vision. At present, the coastal area land is controlled by several authorities, including the Pakistan Air Force, Pakistan Navy, Karachi Port Trust, Port Qasim Authority, Defence Housing Authority, Lyari Development Authority, Kannup, Sindh government and city government. The master plan suggests that a coastal uplift plan be made an integral part of the city's development strategy. It explains that land use, commercial and residential development with impacts on water supply, waste disposal, transportation and infrastructure must be linked with the city. It calls for adoption of the provisions of the Karachi Coastal Recreation Development Plan 1990-2000 that identifies the nature of development on the coast, the areas to be utilised for recreational use and sensitive ecological areas marked for protection and conservation. City government officials say that the city government does want ownership of the coastal area land being controlled by several agencies. But, they say, in order to bring uniformity in future development, the master plan recommends that the