Karachi: The Sindh government has prepared a draft for the establishment of the Sindh Urban and Regional Master Plan Authority, a news source reported. As per officials, the document has been forwarded to the provincial law department for vetting following which it will be submitted before the cabinet for approval.
Following the draft finalisation, the document will be tabled before the Sindh Assembly for enactment. The matter was discussed in a meeting presided over by Sindh Chief Secretary Mumtaz Ali Shah at his office. Officials of the local government and planning and development ministries gave detailed presentations on the proposed project.
The meeting was informed that legislation was required to establish the Sindh Urban and Regional Master Plan Authority as a separate body from the Sindh Building Control Authority.
The chief secretary directed the Local Government Secretary Roshan Ali Sheikh to submit the draft plan to the cabinet on an immediate basis. The purpose behind the establishment of a separate authority is to take care of the increasing urban needs of Sindh by introducing modern methods to manage cities and towns.
