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Objectives & Functions:
Works & Services Department, Government of Sindh
is responsible for providing services in the
form of road network and building facilities for
various departments of Government of Sindh. Its
main activities span around planning, designing,
construction and maintenance of Roads/Highways
and Buildings of the Province. The W&SD offices
are spread over the length and breadth of the
province. Since the induction of ‘devolution of
power’ concept in 2001, the W&SD has been
divided into two sectors i.e. ‘Provincial
Government’ and ‘District Government’ to
facilitate the end users. The road network has
been devolved to the District Government.
Nevertheless, some important and inter-district
roads have been retained by the Works & Services
Department, Generally, following functions are
undertaken by the department:
a. Implementation of Annual Development
Program (ADP) in terms of construction, and improvement, of new and existing facilities.
It also includes all domestic and Foreign Aided Projects.
b. Implementation of the Annual Maintenance & Repair Programme.
c. Preparation of feasibility / viability reports of roads / projects as per demands of
local people received in field offices or from public representatives.
d. Designing of roads and buildings and preparing detailed estimates by the Office of
Director General (Design) as per requirement of various Departments.
e. Preparation of Architectural Design & drawing of Residential and Non-Residential
Buildings by Consulting Architect.
f. Quality Assurance of projects through Director General (Monitoring & Evaluation).
g. Training of officers and staff in technical / other relevant fields such as operation of
instruments procured, quality checks, computers, etc
Providing technical / execution assistance to
other departments and agencies. Presently, W&SD
is providing such assistance to Mines and
Minerals Department, GOS for roads in District
Thar; and to Sindh Coastal Development Authority
in construction of coastal roads, highways and
Jetty projects. Moreover, the W&SD also
constructs buildings for other departments, like
the Health, Home and Judiciary departments.
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