Govt mulls declaring Sir Cowasjee Jehangir Institute national heritage site

A report of the proposal, with all relevant details including the institute's cultural background to be compiled

KARACHI: The Sindh Government will soon declare Sir Cowasjee Jehangir Institute of Psychiatry in Hyderabad as a national heritage site.

The institute was established in 1865 during the British Raj in the sub-continent. It is still operational.

A meeting of the Sindh Culture Department's advisory committee, chaired by Sindh Chief Secretary Syed Mumtaz Ali Shah, discussed the proposal under consideration about the government's plan to declare the institute a national heritage site.

After reviewing the proposal, Shah referred it to the technical committee and directed that a report of the proposal, with all relevant details including the institute's geographic, historical and cultural background, should be compiled by the next meeting of the advisory committee.

After the approval of the proposal by the advisory committee, it will be submitted to the provincial cabinet, said the chief secretary.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 18^th, 2020.