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KARACHI, Dec 29 (APP):Sindh Government has decided to survey heritage and historical buildings across the province. The decision was made in a meeting of the Consultative Committee on Cultural Heritage, chaired by the Chief Secretary of Sindh, Syed Asif Hyder Shah.
The meeting was attended by the Secretaries of Culture and Works & Services, the DG of the Sindh Building Control Authority, and the Director General of the Department of Archaeology.
Committee members Hamid Haroon, renowned archaeologist Dr Kaleemullah Lashari, and architectural consultant Sohail Ahmed Kalhoro were also present at the meeting.
The Chief Secretary of Sindh, Asif Hyder Shah, said that the last survey of the heritage buildings in the province was conducted in 2017, during which 3,371 buildings were declared as heritage sites.
The Chief Secretary said that with the passage of time, it has become essential to assess the current condition of these buildings, to identify new heritage buildings and ensure their preservation.
He further instructed to strengthen the technical committee’s secretariat of the Heritage Department, with a decision made to hire qualified and competent officers from the market for secretariat support.
Moreover, a decision was made to make the laws for the protection of heritage buildings stricter and more effective.