SITE INSPECTION OF ERA WORKS BY SH. C. PHUNSOG ADVISOR TO HEG AND CHAIRMAN ERA ON 02-12-2008

 

Sh. C. Phunsog, Advisor to HEG and Chairman ERA accompanied by Sh Pankaj Jain, Principal Secretary / Chief Executive Officer ERA conducted site inspection of the works under execution by ERA in Srinagar city and its suburbs today on December 02, 2008. Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Commissioner SMC, Chief Engineer UEED,MD JKPCC and other officers of line departments and ERA besides the contractors and consultants accompanied Advisor (P) to Rangil water supply scheme, Jehnagir Chowk SKIMS road, Achan (approach) landfill site, Nishat Dalbund water supply scheme Nishat Tailey Manzil water supply scheme, drainage schemes along the National Highway, water supply pipeline at Bemina bridge and bridges at Town hall and Naraspora. 

 

 

Site inspection was the follow-up of review meeting held by Advisor (P) on 01-12-2008 at SKICC Srinagar wherein the progress of ERA works in Kashmir region was reviewed.  In the meeting, Advisor emphasized upon the line departments to complete the process of utility shifting as per the fixed timelines and instructed ERA to provide encumbrance-free sites to contractors and persuade them to ensure completion of the assigned jobs within the fixed timelines. Further, Advisor (P) stressed upon the greater interdepartmental co-ordination to facilitate the early resolution of impediments like land acquisition and removal of encroachments besides other statutory permissions from line departments / Beacon / NHAI etc. Earlier, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir was requested to hold frequent co-ordination meetings to sort out interdepartmental problems and impediments.

 

 

During the site visit, the deadlines for completion of important sub-projects / sections / stretches were fixed and on-the-spot instructions were issued to the line departments, ERA officers and contractors to strictly abide with the fixed timelines. Advisor further reiterated that slackness on the part of consultants and contractors should be strictly cautioned against and stringent penalties enforced as per terms of contract for any inordinate delay. Advisor expressed his satisfaction on the execution of Nishat Dalbund water supply scheme and wished the project to be completed well before the stipulated time frame.