KARACHI; The Sindh government has approved the operation of 500 electric buses in Karachi and Hyderabad.
The decision was made during the 48th meeting of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Policy Board, chaired by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah at the Chief Minister’s House.
Provincial ministers Sharjeel Inam Memon, Nasir Hussain Shah, board members, and senior officials attended the meeting.
During the session, the board approved several key projects, including the construction of an elevated expressway from Karachi Port to Qayyumabad (Jam Sadiq Interchange), the development of riverine forests on 41,000 hectares in Jamshoro and Matiari, and the implementation of a concession agreement for the Science and Technology Park established at NED University.
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The board also decided to outsource radiology and diagnostic lab services at Chandka Hospital and Jinnah Hospital to improve healthcare facilities.
Additionally, the meeting approved a plan to provide modern agricultural machinery to farmers on a rental basis and allowed the implementation of an annuity model based on fixed and variable costs at the Regional Blood Centres in Sukkur, Karachi, and Shaheed Benazirabad.
