NewsID: 67 Author Muhammad Azhar,Public Relations Officer Dated 01 July 2013
Subject J&K ERA completes work on two mega storm water drainage projects in uptown Srinagar .
Projects to be commissioned soon
Jammu and Kashmir Economic Reconstruction Agency (J&K ERA) has completed work on two mega storm water drainage projects along National highway byepass. The work on two mega projects was taken up by J&K ERA under the urban component of its MPIR (Multisector project for infrastructure Rehabilitation ) funded by Asian Development Bank (ADB).
Work on construction of drainage network of Pohru chowk-chanapora storm water drainage project and Bemina Chowk –Fruitmandi storm water drainage project had already been completed while as work on construction of pump house which includes providing and installation of mechanical & electrical equipments for pump house near chanapora bridge having design discharge of 1.15 Cumecs and on another pump house near Bemina Fruitmandi is being given finishing touches. This was stated to Saurabh Bhagat, Chief Executive Officer, J&K ERA during his site visit to the projects. Naresh Langeh, Director J&K ERA (Urban) informed CEO, J&K ERA that work on both of these projects has been completed and are ready for commissioning.
Langeh further said that Pohru chowk -Chanapora storm water drainage project will benefit population of more than 10,000 people living in the catchment area of the project spread over 1.10 sq.kms which includes residential areas like Alama Iqbal colony, Baghi-Mehtab, Beigh pora Garden lane, Chanapora parts of Murtaza colony, Sheikh Noorudin colony, Umar colony etc while as Bemina- Fruitmandi storm water drainage project with catchment area of 2.97 sq.km will benefit population of about 19,600 people living in the colonies like Parimpora, Sir Syed abad, Police colony,SDA colony, Shamsabad,Owais colony, Usmania colony, Al-Hamza Colony, Gulshan Abad, Mansoor colony etc.
Saurabh Bhagat, Chief Executive Officer, J&K ERA asked engineers to initiate formalities for earliest commissioning of both projects so that people living in the area are able to benefit from the projects before the onset of coming rainy season and get relief the frequent flooding which people living in these areas had to face during torrential rains and winter season.
Economic Reconstruction Agency 