V-shaped City hurdle in expansion

LAHORE - The metropolis is expanding abnormally in the southward direction in a V-shape between Ferozepur Road and Multan Road, which is a serious technical defect of the master plan being executed by the government in the near future.
As per international standards, a big City should expand in a radius style, that is, more or less equally in all the four directions, and not in a V-shape like the provincial capital.
According to the sources, Lahore has not been allowed to expand on the eastern side where DHA/cantonment is located while same is the case with the growth towards District Sheikhupura, which is located on the other side of River Ravi.
The sources say in the radius expansion, population and traffic augmentation are scattered on several roads for reaching the City centre. Similarly, the offices of various government departments and other key institutions fall at equal distance for all the people living in neighbourhoods located in all the four sides. But given the ongoing irregular expansion, the traffic mess is horrible, as people have to wait at dozens of crossings for hours.
Sources confided that the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) had only V-shaped space (margin) between Ferozepur and Multan roads in order to materialise the master plan in connection with required urbanisation and industrial expansion, meaning that the factories would always remain near the residential areas, which are already swelling towards the industrial areas just like the Sundar Industrial Estate that is soon to be surrounded by the housing schemes and urbanisation in the said area.
Sources in Urban Planning Department revealed that the ratio of traffic congestion, noise, air pollution, travel time and fuel cost would further multiply in the V-shaped City mainly due to its long roads and traffic loads on signals and crossings. It is a result of focusing growth and urbanisation in the southern towards Raiwind and Thokar Niaz Beg.
Interestingly, LDA’s all housing schemes have been planned on the southern side like the Johar Town and not even a single scheme is being considered in the north or northwestern side towards Shahdra or District Sheikhupura. Sources say it is a fault of the master plan 2021 as it suggests expansion towards Raiwind without any housing scheme in the remaining three sides due to one or the other obstacle.