Sindh cabinet approves over Rs22b for development work in flood-hit areas

The Sindh cabinet which met with Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah in the chair, in Karachi on Monday accorded approval of releasing an amount of over 22 billion rupees for carrying out work on 243 development schemes in the province on which work was stopped due to floods.

The cabinet also approved to extend the scope of Rapid Response Force to all parts of the province and establishment of a Crowd management unit.

It was also decided in the meeting that Sindh police will provide security to the Sindh House.

The Sindh cabinet also approved release of an amount of eleven million rupees for registration and other related works of 75 acres of land area specified for Hyderabad press club.

The cabinet also constituted a committee to preserve and digitalize the record of different provincial departments.

Source: Radio Pakistan