CM orders acquisition of 7226.32 acres of land for for M- 6 Hyderabad- Sukkur Motorway Project by August 7

CM orders acquisition of 7226.32 acres of land for for M- 6 Hyderabad- Sukkur Motorway Project by August 7

KARACHI (June 19): Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, presiding over a meeting to review the progress and challenges of the M-6 Hyderabad-Sukkur Motorway project, noted that litigation has contributed to delays in the project, however, he emphasised that all mutations of state and private land required for the M-6 project must be completed by August 7, 2025, and no further delays will be tolerated.
Mr. Shah focused on resolving land acquisition issues and accelerating construction efforts so that work can commence in the upcoming fiscal year. The meeting, held at CM House, was attended by Chief Secretary Asif Haider Shah, SMBR Baqaiullah Anar, Principal Secretary to CM Agha Wasif, Commissioners Hyderabad Bilawal Memon, Secretary Finance Fayaz Jatoi, and (via video link) Commissioners Sukkur Fayaz Abbasi, Commissioner Shaheed Benazirabad Nadeem Abro Chairman NHA, and others.
Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah emphasised the urgency of resolving all pending matters, including land acquisition, and instructed that all land transfers for the road must be completed by August 7. According to the briefing by the Chief Secretary, a total of 7,226.32. 32 acres of land is required for the motorway stretch from Jamshoro to Sukkur, of which 884. 04 acres belong to the Sindh government, while 6, 6,342.28. 28 acres are privately owned.
The chief minister announced that his government has allocated Rs 4. 5 billion for bridge financing, while the National Highw
ay Authority (NHA) will provide Rs 6. 27 billion for the project. He directed the Hyderabad Commissioner to report on the acquisition of 342. 15 acres of private and government land and was also instructed to ensure that 1, 1,641.38. 38 acres in Matiari are acquired within two days.
Further instructions included the acquisition of 1, 1,390.01. 01 acres in Shaheed Benazirabad, 1, 1,471.18. 18 acres in Naushahro Feroze, 1, 802. 1 acres in Khairpur, and 26. 36 acres in Sukkur by the August 7 deadline.
Chief Minister Murad Shah expressed his determination to initiate work on the M- 6 motorway promptly in the new fiscal year, underscoring the project' s importance for regional connectivity and economic development in Sindh.
Chairman NHA assured the chief minister that he would complete the entire tendering process and award the work by February 2026, allowing physical work to commence by March 2026.