Sindh Chief Secretary Syed Asif Hyder Shah met a 50-member delegation of the Senior Management Course here on Monday.
Inspector General of Sindh Police Ghulam Nabi Memon, Additional Chief Secretary Home Muhammad Iqbal Memon, Chairman Planning & Development Board Syed Najam Ahmed Shah, Additional Chief Secretary Local Government Waseem Shamshad Ali, Director General Public Private Partnership Unit Assad Zamin, and Director General PDMA Syed Salman Shah were also present.
The delegation was comprehensively briefed on Sindh’s development projects, housing initiatives, police reforms, and disaster preparedness for the monsoon season and floods.
Chief Secretary Sindh Asif Hyder Shah informed the participants that Rs 1,018 billion has been allocated for the Annual Development Program (ADP) 2025-26. Among the flagship projects, Shahrah-e-Bhutto is Sindh’s largest Public Private Partnership (PPP) project with a total cost of Rs 54.08 billion. The 39 km-long 3×3 high-speed access-controlled corridor will connect DHA (Korangi Creek Avenue) with M-9, and 74% of its construction has already been completed.
He further highlighted other mega projects under implementation, including Korangi Causeway Bridge costing Rs. 6.135 billion, Malir River Bridge at Murghikhana with a cost of Rs. 3.006 billion. Other key urban infrastructure schemes include the 65 MGD Additional Water Supply Project for Karachi at a cost of Rs. 9.146 billion, the Qasimabad Sewerage System Phase-III Hyderabad costing Rs. 3.108 billion, the Lyari Transformation Package worth Rs. 5 billion, and the Karimabad Underpass in Karachi District Central with a cost of Rs. 3.810 billion.
The Chief Secretary also mentioned the Delta Blue Carbon Project covering 350,000 hectares, which has already generated 3.1 million verified carbon credits, yielding US $ 14.7 million revenue deposited into the provincial account, with an annual revenue potential of USD 15 to 20 million in the years ahead.
Inspector General of Sindh Police Ghulam Nabi Memon briefing the delegation said that the annual police budget stands at Rs 189.7 billion, including Rs 153.8 billion for salaries and Rs 35.96 billion for operational expenses. In Kacha areas, the police have successfully carried out 760 intelligence-based operations and 352 search-and-sweep operations.
The IGP further outlined key reform initiatives including the establishment of a state-of-the-art CTD Fusion Center at a cost of Rs 772 million equipped with advanced digital forensics and video enhancement technology. The Sindh Smart Surveillance System is being installed with AI-enabled cameras across 42 toll plazas, while the Karachi Safe City Project, worth Rs 6.62 billion, will see the installation of 1,300 surveillance cameras across the city.
Other IT-based initiatives include the Police Station Record Management System across all police stations, E-Driving License, Violation Management System, Hotel Eye Management System, Employee Verification System, and E-tagging of repeat offenders. Police welfare measures include a Rs. 4.962 billion Health Insurance Scheme, which provides up to Rs. 1 million in medical coverage for every police officer and their families.