NewsID: 7 Author Kulsoom Nizammudin, PRO PMU Dated 16 February 2009
Subject Review Meeting of the progress of ADB assisted projects being executed by ERA
Press Release
Jammu 18,2008: Principal secretary /CEO J&K Economic Reconstruction Agency Sh.
Pankaj Jain took project review meeting along with officers of Asian Development Bank
& Department of Economic affairs who were on two day visit to Jammu for evaluation
of the progress of the ADB assisted projects being executed by J&K Economic
Reconstruction Agency in the State under J&K Multisector Project for Infrasrtucture
Rehabilitation and Jammu &Kashmir Urban sector Development Investment Programme
( JKUSDIP)here today at Institute of Engineers Gandhi Nagar .Visiting officers
expressed overall satisfaction over the physical progress of various projects and
suggested that a strong project team of engineers and consultants be placed in ERA for
sufficiently long length of time so that impediments are removed and projects are
completed in time. These engineers should be best available in the state , considering the
high financial outlays with ERA through ADB.
In the meeting major issues of concern were discussed . MR. Prodyut Dutt , INRM
ADB stressed for speedy settlement of Land Acquisition cases and forest clearance
wherever necessary . CEO ERA said forest clearance in most cases has already been
obtained by ERA . Besides, to overcome major bottlenecks and to speed up the process of
Land acquisition ERA has posted two independent Collector for Land Acquisition one
for Kashmir and one for Jammu.
Besides, CEO ERA meeting was attended by B.L Mattoo (Director General
Finance,ERA), Ms. Vineeta Gupta (Director Jammu ERA), Project Manager Transport
Jammu, Environmental Expert Jammu .
The visiting officers also conducted inspection of some of the subprojects under
execution in Transport and Urban Sector. Ends
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