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| Dr Syed Abid Rashid Shah assumes charge as CEO, J&K ERA, JTFRP | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 18: Dr Syed Abid Rasheed Shah today assumed the charge of the Chief Executive Officer, J&K Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA). Dr. Abid has served at various key posts like Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Anantnag, Pulwama and Kulgam and is currently holding charge of CEO Mission Youth and Additional Secretary Finance.
After assuming the charge, Dr Abid Shah chaired an elaborate meeting with the senior officers of ERA and JTFRP and discussed in detail about the functioning and ongoing works. ERA is a Special Purpose Vehicle for Implementation of Externally Aided Projects. ERA has successfully executed Loan-I Multi sector Project for Infrastructure Rehabilitation (MPIR) funded by Asian Development Bank (ADB) at a cost of Rs. 1116 crores. ERA successfully completed 117 projects in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. The project is aimed at augmenting potable water supply, improving sanitation, waste management, expanding urban transport, and other municipal services. It also helped to improve the capacity of participating institutions to manage sector reforms and deliver better services.
Dr. Abid took an elaborate review of ongoing Jehlum Tawi Flood Recovery Project (JTFRP) which is part of Economic Reconstruction Agency is executing World Bank funded project at a cost of Rs. 1564 crore. The JTFRP came into being after the devastating floods of September 2014. The Project activities of JTFRP includes restoration of damaged infrastructures such as Roads, Bridges, Schools, Supply of equipment to SDRF and Morphology Study of River Tawi and Jehlum. The construction of new hospital block at LD Hospital, and state of art six modular operation theatres at Bone and Joint Hospital is in full swing at a cost of Rs. 221 crores, fire and emergency buiding at a cost of Rs. 20 crores, Silk Factory buiding at Raj Bagh and Market Center at Bemina at a cost of Rs. 14 crores will be constructed in Kashmir Province.
In Jammu region 87 Km Road Length and three number bridges will be constructed in District Jammu, Reasi, Udhampur, Rajouri and Doda. Total of 10 lacs souls will be benefitted. Inaddition, 26 schools will be constructed in different districts of Jammu region.
Meeting was attended by Director P&C Iftikhar Ahmad Hakim, Director Jammu B.L. Bhagat, Director Kashmir Javid Iqbal Tara, Director Safeguards Naim Ahmad Naim, Director Technical Iftikhar Kakroo, Director Finance Tasawuf Amin and other officers of ERA.
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