KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has approved a Rs12.6 billion project for the rehabilitation of the Sukkur barrage that he described as the lifeline of the province’s agro-economy. Under the project, the flood capacity of the barrage will be increased by 150,000 cusec and its system will be modernised so that it can be run from a control room. CM Shah, who was presiding over a meeting on Friday, directed the irrigation department to conduct a silt control study. The meeting, which was attended by senior finance and irrigation minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and a team of British...
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