1. Unit costs were so high that few apartments were built relative to needs. The dilemma was
that if little or no subsidy was given (to enable more units to be constructed), the new housing
could be afforded only by relatively well-off households. Alternatively, if a sufficient subsidy was provided to facilitate entry by low-income groups, relatively few schemes could be built. In 1972 the Karachi Development Authority planned to construct between 30,000 and 40,000 flats to rehouse residents from an urban redevelopment scheme. After eight years,
when the project was discontinued owing to lack of funds, only 800 flats had been completed, with none going to the intended beneficiaries.