He called the Sindh budget a ‘model budget’ that will provide relief to the poor. The Kandhkot-Ghotki bridge on the Indus River is an approximately Rs10 billion project. Regarding the shortage of water in Sindh, the CM said that there is around 55% reduction of water in Sindh, which has created problems for farmers. “The federal government assured implementation of the National Water Commission Accord providing due share to Sindh, but nothing has been done,” he said. The grant for NICVD has, therefore, been increased from Rs5.77 billion to Rs8.09 billion in the next financial year.

Source: The Express Tribune May 12, 2018 02:48 UTC