The long-delayed Sukkur-Hyderabad Motorway (M-6) project has been divided into five sections as the government prepares to begin construction during the current fiscal year.
The update was shared during a meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Communications, chaired by Aijaz Hussain Jakhrani.
According to officials, the motorway will be developed in the following five segments:
- Hyderabad to Tando Adam
- Tando Adam to Nawabshah
- Nawabshah to Naushahro Feroze
- Naushahro Feroze to Ranipur
- Ranipur to Sukkur
The committee was informed that the project has been delayed for more than five years. While the total funding requirement for the current fiscal year stands at Rs. 70 billion, the government has allocated Rs. 30 billion in the federal budget.
Officials also outlined the financing plan for the project. The Hyderabad-Tando Adam and Tando Adam-Nawabshah sections will be developed under the public-private partnership (PPP) model.
Meanwhile, the Naushahro Feroze-Ranipur and Ranipur-Sukkur sections will be financed by the Islamic Development Bank, while the Nawabshah-Naushahro Feroze section will receive funding from the OPEC Fund.
During the meeting, the Ministry of Communications also briefed the committee on the expected construction schedule and the progress of each section.
The committee further reviewed the status of Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) projects. Officials said that of the total PSDP allocation of Rs. 3.7 trillion, around Rs. 2.6 trillion is tied up in throw-forward projects, highlighting the government’s ongoing financial commitments to previously approved development schemes.
