ERA projects

J&K administration is focussing on ERA projects and their completion so that there is no cost escalation. Recently Chief Executive Officer, Jammu and Kashmir Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA), instructed the Project Implementation Units (PIUs), executing various components of the World Bank funded Jhelum Tawi Flood Recovery Project, to strictly adhere to the project timelines for completion of the remaining sub projects.

She issued these directions while chairing a meeting held to review progress on various components of World Bank funded JTFRP being executed by the Srinagar Municipal Corporation, Public Works Department, Industries and Commerce Department,  Jammu and Kashmir Medical supplies corporation limited and J&KERA as PIUs at Civil Secretariat, Srinagar,

Superintending Engineer, SMC City Drainage, while giving details of the progress on upgradation work of 47 dewatering stations being executed by the Corporation as project implementation unit, informed that till date work on 40 dewatering stations has been completed and have been made fully functional while work on remaining stations is underway. He further informed that work on two stations at Peerbagh and  zero bridge has been impacted due to the litigations which are being proactively  followed up by the SMC.

CEO, ERA asked the Director, Technical, JTFRP to conduct the joint site inspection of the said sites along with the officers of  Srinagar Municipal Corporation  immediately after the meeting and submit a report regarding the matter. She further instructed the representatives of SMC to submit the operation and maintenance plan for all the stations upgraded under the project by the end of this month and ensure completion of sub-project by end of June,2024.