Overview
- The Sindh cabinet, which met Tuesday, approved a satellite and GIS survey of riverine katcha areas at an estimated Rs705 million with a shortened timeline of 15.5 months to fix land records and aid security planning.
- The cabinet switched the K‑IV bulk water scheme’s power component to a Rs13.9 billion grant with Rs3.47 billion for Phase I this year and Rs10.43 billion planned for Phase II, with the provincial utility STDC set to run the grid and lines.
- Officials said the province will initially cover operating costs for the new K‑IV power assets while directing the Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation to lift collections so it can take over those expenses.
- The wheat policy sets a target of one million metric tonnes at Rs3,500 per 40kg with payments sent straight to registered growers’ bank accounts, and procurement centres open April 1 to cut out middlemen and speed cash to farmers.
- Spending rules were tightened as ministers told departments not to seek funds beyond approved budgets, while separate updates noted schools will stay open with Saturday closures and police reported 393 katcha‑area surrenders in the Nijat Mehran operation, a claim that could not be independently verified.