SRINAGAR: Work on Bemina-Fruit Mandi at an estimated cost of Rs. 31.16 crore and Rs 45.96 crore Pohru-Chanapora storm water drainage projects have been completed, which were taken up by Jammu and Kashmir Economic Reconstruction Agency (J&K ERA) under the urban component of its Multisector Project for Infrastructure Rehabilitation (MPIR) funded by Asian Development Bank (ADB).
The Pohru-Chanapora project will benefit population of about 8,000 souls living in catchment area of the project including areas of Alama Iqbal colony, Baghi-Mehtab, Beighpora Garden lane, Chanapora parts of Murtaza colony, Sheikh Noorudin colony, Umar colony while as Bemina- Fruit Mandi project will benefit population of about 19,600 people living in areas like Parimpora, Sir Syedabad, Police colony, SDA colony, Shamsabad, Owais colony, Usmania colony, Al-Hamza Colony, Gulshan Abad, Mansoor colony etc.
Chief Executive Officer, J&K ERA, Mr. Saurabh Bhagat while inspecting these projects engineers concerned to initiate formalities for earliest commissioning of both projects so that people living in the area are able to avail benefits from the projects and get relief from the frequent flooding during torrential rains and winters. |
