Srinagar, Jan 31 (KNO): Chief Executive Officer, Jammu and Kashmir Economic Reconstruction Agency (JKERA), Dr. Syed Sehrish Asgar Wednesday impressed upon all the officers to ensure timely handover of all sub-projects completed under the World Bank funded Jhelum Tawi Flood Recovery Project to user departments.
Dr Sehrish chaired the periodic meeting to review the progress of the ongoing World Bank funded Jhelum TawiFlood Recovery Project at Civil Secretariat, Srinagar here.
While reviewing the progress of under execution sub-projects being executed under JTFRP, Dr. Sehrish was informed that progress of work on upgradation of 47 dewatering stations in Srinagar city is at advanced stage with work already completed on 40 stations while as work on remaining 7 stations will be completed by March, 2024.
CEO directed the concerned nodal officers to aggressively follow-up all impediments that are hindering progress of work on the sub-project. Additional Secretary, Legal JKERA was also asked to follow-up with the SMC the legal issues that may be affecting progress of work on the sub-project.
Nodal officer for the construction of additional block at GDC, Bemina informed that work on sub-project is nearing completion as only some ancillary works and installation of lifts in the building are pending and same will be completed by March,2024
Nodal officer for construction of 160 bedded hospital building at Bone and Joints hospital, Barzulla, being executed under World Bank funded JTFRP informed that work on the sub-project is at the advanced stage with substantial progress achieved on civil component of the sub-project.
Er. Gurcharan Singh, Director, Technical, JTFRP further informed that R&B (PWD) which is PIU (project implementation unit) for the sub-project has submitted estimates for the additional works to be taken up under the sub-project which include the construction of corridor from old hospital building to the new hospital block as well as for the construction of the boundary wall around the new building. He added that proposal is being reviewed and will be forwarded to the World Bank for approval at an earliest.
It was also said that work on the construction of state of art EOC (Emergency Operations Centre) at Ompura Budgam is in full swing with work underway on truss work, installation of campus street lighting system. He said that an amount of Rs 11.3 Cr has been spent on the sub-project till date.
Nodal Officer, for the construction of BaLa school buildings in Jammu division informed that work on all school buildings including the one at Ramnagar, Udhampur has been completed with the formalities of handover of the school building already initiated with the school authorities.
Nodal officer for the various sub-projects being executed by J&KERA as PIU (project implementation unit) in Kashmir Division informed that work on Hamray-Sultanpora, has been completed and the project handed over to R&B. Work on the construction of Bonpora-Padshahi Bagh Storm water drainage project and Missing links zone II is complete except for the installation of customised sluice gate which has been ordered by the contractor and is expected to reach Srinagar by March and will take 2-3 days for installation it was said. Nodal officer further said that work on Waghama Bijbehra road sub-project will be completed in coming working season
Nodal Officers for the various road upgradation sub-projects being executed by J&KERA in Jammu Division informed that work on Devi Mai Ohli-Mandir road sub-project has been completed and road thrown open for traffic while as roadupgradation for Gulati-Shahdra Sharief road sub-project has been upgraded except for the laying of B.T which will be taken up during the forthcoming working season. It was also said that contract for the Tutan Di Khuie road sub-project had to be terminated due to the poor performance of the contractor and tenders are being floated for the remaining portion of the work.
Dr. Sehrish was also informed that work on the two vital river morphological studies of Tawi and Jhelum basin being undertaken under the World Bank funded JTFRP is also underway with reports of various tasks being undertaken by the consultants assigned with the tasks being shared with the I&FC and other stakeholders and suggestions and observations raised by the stakeholders being incorporated in the studies.
CEO ERA asked the concerned nodal officers to diligently follow-up all observations being raised by the project stakeholders—(KNO)