A key meeting was held under the chairmanship of Provincial of Minister Sindh for Irrigation, Planning, and Development, Jam Khan Shoro, regarding the development schemes of the Works and Services Department.
Chairman of Planning and Development, Syed Najam Ahmed Shah, along with other officials from Works and Services, attended the session. During the meeting, the minister was briefed on federal and provincial projects, a communique said
The briefing revealed that a total of 622 schemes fall under Works and Services, including 573 ongoing and 48 new ones. It was proposed that schemes approved between 2016 and 2017 should now be wound up.
The Minister Jam Khan Shoro instructed that all 344 fully funded schemes must be completed within the current fiscal year without fail.
Further details shared in the meeting highlighted major federally funded projects, including Sindh Coastal Highway (36 km), Rohri to Guddu Barrage Road (105 km), Dualization of Tando Allahyar to Tando Adam Road (31.40 km) , Mehran Highway from Nawabshah to Ranipur (135 km), Sanghar to National Highway Road (221 km).
Officials also briefed the minister on foreign-funded initiatives, noting that only one major project is currently underway “Sindh Flood Emergency Reconstruction 2022,” funded by the Asian Development Bank. Under this project, 724 kilometers of flood-affected roads have been successfully rehabilitated.
Shoro directed that the overhead bridge being constructed in Hyderabad in the name of Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto be completed immediately.
He emphasized that all major projects must be completed by 2027 to ensure the public receives essential services.
He added that PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and the Chief Minister of Sindh have issued special instructions to ensure timely completion of all development projects so that the benefits of these initiatives reach the people directly.