Khartoum: The High Committee tasked with preparing the conditions for citizens' return to Khartoum State, chaired by Prime Minister Kamil Idris, issued a series of directives during its meeting held Tuesday afternoon in Khartoum.
According to Sudan News Agency, the committee expressed strong appreciation to Member of the Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC) Engineer Ibrahim Jabir for leading the committee under exceptional circumstances and for the considerable efforts that contributed to restoring life to Khartoum State. The meeting reviewed achievements made during the past period and assessed progress across the committee's various areas of work.
The committee directed preparations to receive returning citizens from abroad, particularly those returning from Egypt, and called for coordinating and unifying official and popular initiatives supporting voluntary return programs. It also noted Egypt's approval to increase electricity interconnection with Sudan and instructed authorities to complete lighting of main roads across Khartoum State and ensure electricity supply to strategic and service facilities, as well as residential neighborhoods, to encourage voluntary return to the national capital.
The High Committee also mandated the urgent provision of heavy-duty transformers and the immediate connection of those transformers already distributed. Commendations were given to the Khartoum State Water Corporation for its efforts during the past period, with instructions to identify and provide for its urgent needs in coordination with the Ministry of Finance.
The meeting emphasized advancing a project to eradicate flies and mosquitoes alongside malaria control efforts. It affirmed that the sewerage system project is a national priority and among the foremost priorities of the Government of Hope. The committee reviewed a report on the rehabilitation of Khartoum International Airport, praising the significant progress in restoring the facility.
Further discussions covered the rehabilitation of several bridges in the capital, with directives for maintenance and rehabilitation plans to be urgently presented through an integrated tendering process, ensuring legal compliance to select the most qualified companies. Actual work is scheduled to begin after Eid Al-Fitr.
The committee also directed the Sudanese Mineral Resources Company to rehabilitate 60 schools in Khartoum State, with the Ministry of Energy tasked with maintaining 30 schools, and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Welfare responsible for rehabilitating another 30 schools. Arrangements for the postponed 2025 Sudanese Secondary School Certificate examinations were reviewed, confirming they will be held as scheduled on April 13, 2026.
Lastly, the committee underscored the importance of the media in raising awareness and supporting social development, directing the Ministry of Culture and Information to identify its urgent needs in preparation for providing the necessary support.