FIELD BRIEF · LANDHI TOWN, KARACHI · HEAT SUPPORT
Korangi Sector 29
2 of the 7 areas within 500 m of Korangi Sector 29 are in Landhi's highest-priority fifth for heat support. The highest ranks 12 of 245. The model is confident that 2 are in the top fifth.
Provisional. The weights are placeholders until they are set by the project, and distance to a relief centre has no data yet because no centre has been verified in person. Rankings may change.
Lower priority → highest priority, within Landhi. Circle: where OpenStreetMap marks Korangi Sector 29. Grey: the rest of Landhi. Lines: main roads.
What pushes these areas' scores up
- The ground here gets hotter on summer afternoons (6 of 7 areas)
- More people live in this area (4 of 7 areas)
- Little greenery or shade (3 of 7 areas)
Worth checking on the ground
- Where do people go to cool down, and is there drinking water there?
- How long are the power cuts here in the hot months?
- Where do older people or young children live who may struggle in the heat?
- Is the map wrong about anywhere here? That is the most useful thing to know.
| Rank | Priority | Confidence | Ground °C | People* | 60+ / under 5* | Green | Clinic (m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Higher priority for support | confidently in | 45.3 | 660 | 102 | 8% | 777 |
| 19 | Higher priority for support | confidently in | 45.0 | 771 | 118 | 17% | 778 |
| 58 | Middle of the range | confidently out | 44.5 | 480 | 74 | 8% | 607 |
| 62 | Middle of the range | confidently out | 44.4 | 500 | 77 | 19% | 788 |
| 104 | Middle of the range | confidently out | 43.4 | 530 | 82 | 13% | 774 |
| 118 | Middle of the range | confidently out | 43.8 | 771 | 118 | 17% | 368 |
| 147 | Middle of the range | confidently out | 43.0 | 681 | 105 | 1% | 455 |
What this cannot tell you.
*People are modelled, and the model counts about half the people the 2023 census found
in Landhi: compare areas, never read them as headcounts. Ground temperature is the
surface, not the air, and says nothing about humidity. Power cuts are not included,
although they are a large part of why heat harms people here. This describes areas, not
the people in them, and is never a verdict on a neighbourhood.
Notes from the visit