NewsID: 2 Author Hilal Paray Director (T) Kashmir Dated 01 June 2006
Subject CEO,s Joining Message
CEO took a quick review
An amount of 358 M US$ equivalent to Rs. 1611 crores is available under the ADB funding scheme as loan and grant. Out of this amount Rs. 270 crores is grant which is part of the State Annual Plan and is also reflected in the Prime Minister's Programme.
The subject wise breakup of this amount is as follows:-
(Rs. in crores)
1 Roads and Bridges - Rs. 821.00
2 Urban Development/PHE - Rs. 279.87
3 Equipment - Rs. 297.87
4 Taxes etc. - Rs. 212.26
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- Rs. 1611.00
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It was reported that work on 7 bridges in Kashmir and 4 bridges in Jammu is in progress.
40 bridges are to be taken up and 29 bridges are in the process of being identified and projectised by the Consultants. So far only one road has been allotted from Qazigund to Kulgam costing Rs. 16 crores and work will start shortly.
Work on the other roads to be taken up has not yet been started, since the list of all roads found feasible by the Consultant and conforming to the ADB norms is reported to have seen sent to the Honorable Deputy Chief Minister (Chairman ERA) for approval.
Only one work in PHE i.e. laying of water supply pipes from Rangeel to the Srinagar city (50 kms) costing Rs. 27 crores has been allotted.
It was reported that the bridges are being constructed by the JKPCC and the roads by contractors from outside the State who have competed in the tendering process.
Thus works costing Rs. 68 crores only have been allotted for execution which is just 4% of the total funds available.
The CEO, ERA directed to complete a succinct statement indicating the total number of roads and bridges proposed to be taken up, those identified by the Consultants as conforming to the ADB norms, the number of roads bridges tendered, the number allotted, the number of roads and bridges not tendered. The reasons for delay. It would be worthwhile to give the mileage of each road and span of each bridge.
The benefits that shall accrue i.e. the total population that shall be connected should also be indicated.
This information should be disseminated among the public so that the perception that things are moving slowly a ERA is erased.
Economic Reconstruction Agency 