SHC extends deadline for demolition drive in Hyd
Converts DC s recommendations to judicial orders, summons provincial finance secretary
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HYDRABAD:
Turning the deputy commissioner s (DC) propositions for a result-oriented anti-encroachment drive into an order on Tuesday, the Sindh High Court summoned the provincial finance secretary over a matter pertaining to the provision of funds worth Rs1.73 billion for roads expansion in Hyderabad. The Hyderabad circuit bench, comprising Justice Nadeem Akhtar and Justice Arshad Hussain Khan, also extended the deadline of the ongoing operation launched to demolish the structures built on state land in Hyderabad by 30 days.
During the hearing, Hyderabad DC Fuad Ghaffar Soomro, who is leading an anti-encroachment drive in the city, submitted a 51-page progress report of the operations carried out in the month of February.
National
March 3, 2021
SUKKUR: The commissioner Hyderabad said all efforts are being taken to remove encroachments from the irrigation land and the first phase was about to end. The commissioner said a successful anti-encroachment drive could not be possible without the coordination among all stakeholders but there needed to be some improvement at the Taluka level. Nominating the additional deputy commissioner-I as focal person, he said in order to achieve the maximum results, the anti-encroachment drive would be supervised by a high ranking officer of the district administration. In a meeting, the chief engineer irrigation, Haji Khan Jamali, briefed that the encroachments were being removed from the irrigation canals, including Wadhu Wah, Akram Wah, Phuleli Wah and other canals, which would be completed.