It is propos­ed that an initia­l pricin­g of Rs1 per litre tax be placed­KARACHI: The Sindh cabinet gave a nod to finalise the ‘Sindh Water Act 2020,’ under which taxes would be imposed on the use of ground and surface water for commercial purposes, during a cabinet meeting on Tuesday. The decision was made in light of a court order, which came after the dissolution of the commission on water and sanitation in Sindh. Sindh chief secretary, local government minister, irrigation minister, agriculture minister and public health minister are to be included as members in the committee that will review the law and send it to the law department for vetting. At this, the chief minister said that the federal government had fixed it at Rs1,365 per 40kg support price and was going to revise it. The Sindh cabinet, meanwhile, also, approved the transfer of 1,530 acres of land located in Deh Gharo, Dhabeji District Thatta to the Sindh Investment Department to establish it as the China Economic Zone Dhabeji.

Source: The Express Tribune March 04, 2020 04:30 UTC