The Sindh High Court has extended the stay on construction of a bypass road outside Tandojam on land acquired from Sindh Agriculture University. The 6.5-kilometre bypass road is planned for the dual carriageway Hyderabad-Mirpurkhas road, to avoid passing through Tandojam. For this, 13 acres of varsity land, in addition to other pieces of land, will be acquired. Moreover, the bypass road will prevent future oil exploration by the Oil and Gas Development Company Limited in blocks reserved for this purpose, in addition to affecting existing oil supply lines. They prayed the court to order the Sindh government to withdraw the plan and instead build the bypass on one of two alternative routes.

Source: The Express Tribune December 02, 2020 19:18 UTC