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Dated 26 February 2024
Ensure strict adherence to project deadlines: CEOERA to PIUs
Dr. Syed Sehrish Asgar (IAS) Chief Executive Officer, J&K ERA has instructed the various PIUs executing the various components of the World Bank funded Jhelum Tawi Flood Recovery Project to strictly adhere to the project timelines
 
Dr. Syed Sehrish Asgar (IAS) Chief Executive Officer, Jammu and Kashmir Economic Reconstruction Agency has instructed the various PIUs (project implementation units) executing the various components of the World Bank funded Jhelum Tawi Flood Recovery Project to strictly adhere to the project timelines for completion of the remaining sub-projects

Dr. Syed Sehrish Asgar (IAS) today chaired a meeting to review the progress of various components of the World Bank funded JTFRP being executed by the Srinagar Municipal Corporation, Public Works Department, Industries and Commerce Department, JKMSCL (Jammu and Kashmir Medical supplies corporation limited) and J&KERA as PIUs (project implementation units) at Civil Secretariat, Srinagar here today
 
Superintending Engineer, SMC City Drainage while giving details of the progress of work on the upgradation of 47 Dewatering stations being executed by Srinagar Municipal Corporation as project implementation unit, informed that till work on 40 dewatering stations has been completed and have been made fully functional while as work on remaining stations is underway . He further informed that work on two stations at Peerbagh and zero bridge has been impacted due to the litigations which are being proactively followed up by the SMC.

CEO, ERA asked the Director, Technical, JTFRP to conduct the joint site inspection of the said sites along with the officers of Srinagar Municipal Corporation immediately after the meeting and submit a report regarding the matter.
 
She further instructed the representatives of SMC to submit the operation and maintenance plan for all the stations upgraded under the project by end of this month and ensure completion of sub-project by end of June,2024.

Representatives of the R&B (PWD) informed that all the sub-projects which were previously being executed by JKPCC have been taken over by R&B (PWD) and further estimates and BOQs for balance work of four bridges at Waza Mohalla, Shrakawara, Wahdina and Wagila have been completed and works will be tendered out as soon as technical sanction is given by the competent authority in R&B (PWD)

CEOERA directed R&B (PWD) to submit O&M plan for bridges, cleanup restoration of all bridges and buildings constructed by it under the project and also ensure site clearance and site safety measures at all sites and strict adherence to safety and environmental measures as stipulated under World Bank norms. CEOERA also directed that all the social and safeguard issues related to various sub-projects be expeditiously taken up with the concerned revenue authorities in R&B for their earliest resolution
 
Managing Director, Jammu and Kashmir Industries which is implementing the component of strengthening of livelihoods under JTFRP informed that sustainability for the (4) artisan clusters- Zadibal papier machie cluster, Noorbagh chainstitch cluster, Bandipore Pashmina cluster and Ganderbal willow cluster is under preparation and will be further modified by the consultant and submitted to JKERA by end of this month.

Representative of JKMSCL informed that most of the procurements made by JKMSCL have been updated on the STEP.JKMSCL was asked to update all the activities by today itself.
 
Meeting was also attended by Dr. Sajad Wani, Chief Accounts Officer, J&KERA/JTFRP, Mrs. Mehjabeen, Additional Secretary, legal, JKERA, Er.Ashok Khokar, Project Manager, Transport, J&KERA, Jammu, Er, Pooja Wazir, Deputy Project Manager, Transport, Jammu Er.Sushil Kumar, Project Manager, Transport, JKERA,Kashmir and senior officers of Srinagar Municipal Corporation, PWD (R&B) , JKMSCL, Jammu and Kashmir Industries limited and J&KERA and JTFRP
Mohammad Azhar,PRO(K)
 
Dated 15 February 2024
Monitor progress of River Morphology studies on daily basis: CEO, ERA
Dr. Syed Sehrish Asgar (IAS) Chief Executive Officer, Jammu and Kashmir Economic Reconstruction Agency today asked the officers to monitor the progress of Jhelum and Tawi river basin morphological studies on daily basis
 
Dr. Syed Sehrish Asgar (IAS) Chief Executive Officer, Jammu and Kashmir Economic Reconstruction Agency today asked the officers to monitor the progress of Jhelum and Tawi river basin morphological studies being undertaken as part of the World Bank funded Jhelum Tawi Flood Recovery Project on daily basis to ensure the earliest completion of the critical studies.

Dr. Syed Sehrish Asgar (IAS) said this while chairing a meeting to review the progress of the ongoing World Bank funded Jhelum Tawi Flood Recovery Project at Civil Secretariat, Srinagar here today
 
She further gave instructions for closely monitoring the progress of work on all the remaining under execution sub-projects under JTFRP particularly the flagship sub-projects of construction of EOC (Emergency Operations Centre) at Ompura, Budgam, Construction of Additional Hospital block at Bone and Joints Hospital, Barzulla and Construction of Extension block at Lal Ded Hospital, Srinagar.

Gurcharan Singh, Director, Technical, JTFRP while giving details of preparation of feasibility & detailed project report for flood mitigation & comprehensive river management measures for Jhelum river basin informed that concerned stakeholders had asked for some clarifications which have been incorporated in the model and final observations from Central Water Commission are awaited.
 
With regard to the preparation of feasibility & detailed project report for flood mitigation & comprehensive river management of Tawi basin he said that some clarifications have been raised by the concerned stakeholders which have been incorporated and further a joint site visit was conducted with the I&FC Jammu for on spot inspection.

CEO, ERA, asked Director Technical, JTFRP to closely follow-up both the studies with the I&FC Department so that both the studies are finalised and completed at earliest.
 
Dr.Syed Sehrish Asgar was informed that progress of work on upgradation of 47 dewatering stations in Srinagar city is in progress with work already completed on 40 stations while as work on remaining stations is underway.

CEO asked the Director, Technical, JTFRP to follow-up on all impediments that may be hindering progress of work on the sub-project and concerned PIU be asked to give firm date for the completion of the sub-project.

Nodal officer for construction of additional hospital building at Bone and Joints hospital, Barzulla informed that work on the sub-project is at the advanced stage. He said that estimates for the construction of corridor from existing hospital to new block and other additional works has been submitted to World Bank for approval.

Dr, Sehrish asked Director, Technical, and JTFRP to personally follow-up the matter with World Bank and other stakeholders to ensure the work on the sub-project is not affected and continues unhindered

It was also said that work on the construction of state of art EOC (Emergency Operations Centre) at Ompura Budgam is underway and designs for some mechanical components have been submitted to World bank for approval.

Nodal officer for the various sub-projects being executed by J&KERA as PIU (project implementation unit) in Kashmir Division informed that work on Hamray-Sultanpora road sub-project has been completed and project handed over to R&B. Work on the construction of Waghama-Bijbehara road subproject is underway with excavation and construction of diversion in progress. CEO, ERA directed the concerned nodal officer to ensure that work on the said sub-project is completed by June, 2024.
 
With regard to the progress of various bridge sub-projects being executed by J&KERA in Kashmir Division it was informed by the concerned nodal officer that work on the construction of Rohmoo bridge in Pulwama, is in full swing with one deck slab already laid and preparation for laying of 2nd deck slab presently underway alongwith the construction of approaches. Further work on the construction of approaches and pedestal for the bearings on Trenz bridge is in progress it was said.

It was also informed that (R&B) which is PIU (project implementation unit) for the sub-projects has conveyed that estimates for the construction of Waza Mohalla, Shrakawara, Wahdina and Wagila bridges are in the final stages and shall be tendered as soon as technical sanction from the Chief Engineer, (R&B) is obtained and has assured that works will be tendered out within 10 days.

Further it was also informed that final drawings for the construction of extension block at lal Ded Hospital are being reviewed by (R&B) and it has committed that the tenders for the sub-project will be issued in the March,2024.

CEO, ERA asked Director, Technical JTFRP to take up the matter of the constitution of the committee for the procurement of medical equipments for the new facility with the principal Govt. Medical College on priority.

Nodal Officers for the various road upgradation sub-projects being executed by J&KERA in Jammu Division informed that work on Devi Mai Ohli-Mandir road sub-project has been completed and road thrown open for traffic and handover takeover process of the sub-project is in process, while as road upgradation for Gulati-Shahdra Sharief road sub-project has been upgraded except for the laying of B.T which will be taken up during the forthcoming working season. It was also said that DPR and estimates for the Tutan Di Khuie road sub-project have been prepared and submitted to World bank and tenders for the work will be floated as soon as approval from the World Bank is wahdina obtained.

Meeting was also, Dr. Sajad Wani, Chief Accounts Officer, J&KERA/JTFRP, Mrs. Mehjabeen, Additional Secretary, legal, JKERA, Er.Ashok Khokar, Project Manager, Transport, J&KERA, Jammu, Er, Pooja Wazir, Deputy Project Manager, Transport, Jammu Er.Sushil Kumar, Project Manager, Transport, JKERA,Kashmir Er. Asgar Watali, Deputy Project Manager,J&KERA Transport, Er. Feroz Ahmad, Deputy Project Manager, J&KERA Transport, Er. Arshid Hussain, Deputy Project Manager, Er.Baiza Rafeeq Deputy Project Manager,J&KERA Transport and other senior officers of J&KERA and JTFRP
Mohammad Azhar , PRO(K)
 
Dated 31 January 2024
Ensure timely handover of completed sub-projects to user Departments: CEO, ERA
Dr. Syed Sehrish Asgar (IAS) CEO ERA impressed upon all officers of J&KERA to ensure timely handover of all sub-projects completed under JTFRP to user departments.
 
Dr. Syed Sehrish Asgar (IAS) Chief Executive Officer, Jammu and Kashmir Economic Reconstruction Agency today impressed upon all officers of J&KERA to ensure timely handover of all sub-projects completed under the World Bank funded Jhelum Tawi Flood Recovery Project to user departments.

She said this while chairing the periodic meeting to review the progress of the ongoing World Bank funded Jhelum Tawi Flood Recovery Project at Civil Secretariat, Srinagar here today

While reviewing the progress of under execution sub-projects being executed under JTFRP Dr.Syed Sehrish Asgar was informed that progress of work on upgradation of 47 dewatering stations in Srinagar city is at advanced stage with work already completed on 40 stations while as work on remaining 7 stations will be completed by March,2024. CEO directed the concerned nodal officers to aggressively follow-up all impediments that are hindering progress of work on the sub-project. Additional Secretary, Legal JKERA was also asked to follow-up with the SMC the legal issues that may be affecting progress of work on the sub-project.
 
Nodal officer for the construction of additional block at GDC, Bemina informed that work on sub-project is nearing completion as only some ancillary works and installation of lifts in the building are pending and same will be completed by March,2024

Nodal officer for construction of 160 bedded hospital building at Bone and Joints hospital, Barzulla, being executed under World Bank funded JTFRP informed that work on the sub-project is at the advanced stage with substantial progress achieved on civil component of the sub-project.
 
Er. Gurcharan Singh, Director, Technical, JTFRP further informed that R&B (PWD) which is PIU (project implementation unit) for the sub-project has submitted estimates for the additional works to be taken up under the sub-project which include the construction of corridor from old hospital building to the new hospital block as well as for the construction of the boundary wall around the new building. He added that proposal is being reviewed and will be forwarded to the World Bank for approval at an earliest.

It was also said that work on the construction of state of art EOC (Emergency Operations Centre) at Ompura Budgam is in full swing with work underway on truss work, installation of campus street lighting system. He said that an amount of Rs 11.3 Cr has been spent on the sub-project till date.

Nodal Officer, for the construction of BaLa school buildings in Jammu division informed that work on all school buildings including the one at Ramnagar, Udhampur has been completed with the formalities of handover of the school building already initiated with the school authorities.
 
Nodal officer for the various sub-projects being executed by J&KERA as PIU (project implementation unit) in Kashmir Division informed that work on Hamray-Sultanpora, has been completed and project handed over to R&B. Work on the construction of Bonpora-Padshahi Bagh Storm water drainage project and Missing links zone II is complete except for the installation of customised sluice gate which has been ordered by the contractor and is expected to reach Srinagar by March and will take 2-3 days for installation it was said. Nodal officer further said that work on Waghama Bijbehra road sub-project will be completed in coming working season

Nodal Officers for the various road upgradation sub-projects being executed by J&KERA in Jammu Division informed that work on Devi Mai Ohli-Mandir road sub-project has been completed and road thrown open for traffic while as road upgradation for Gulati-Shahdra Sharief road sub-project has been upgraded except for the laying of B.T which will be taken up during the forthcoming working season. It was also said that contract for the Tutan Di Khuie road sub-project had to be terminated due to the poor performance of the contractor and tenders are being floated for the remaining portion of the work.

Dr. Sehrish was also informed that work on the two vital river morphological studies of Tawi and Jhelum basin being undertaken under the World Bank funded JTFRP is also underway with reports of various tasks being undertaken by the consultants assigned with the tasks being shared with the I&FC and other stakeholders and suggestions and observations raised by the stakeholders being incorporated in the studies.. CEO,ERA asked the concerned nodal officers to diligently follow-up all observations being raised by the project stakeholders.
 
Meeting was attended by Er, Gurcharan Singh, Director, Technical, JTFRP, Dr. Sajad Wani, Chief Accounts Officer, J&KERA/JTFRP, Er.Ashok Khokar, Project Manager, Transport, J&KERA, Jammu, Er, Pooja Wazir, Deputy Project Manager, Transport, Jammu Er.Sushil Kumar, Project Manager, Transport, JKERA,Kashmir Er. Asgar Watali, Deputy Project Manager,J&KERA Transport, Er. Feroz Ahmad, Deputy Project Manager, J&KERA Transport, Er. Arshid Hussain, Deputy Project Manager, Er.Baiza Rafeeq Deputy Project Manager,J&KERA Transport and other senior officers of J&KERA and JTFRP
Mohammad Azhar ,PRO (K)
 
Dated 15 January 2024
Dr.Syed Sehrish Asgar reviews World Bank funded Jhelum Tawi Flood Recovery project
Asks officers to rigorously follow the impediments affecting progress of works.
 
Dr. Syed Sehrish Asgar (IAS) Chief Executive Officer, Jammu and Kashmir Economic Reconstruction Agency exhorted upon all officers of J&KERA to rigorously follow and remove the impediments that maybe affecting the progress of works. She said this while chairing a meeting to review the progress of the ongoing World Bank funded Jhelum Tawi Flood Recovery Project at Civil Secretariat, Srinagar.

Dr. Sehrish was informed that as on date 174 sub-projects out of the total of 213 sub-projects taken up for execution under the World Bank funded Jhelum Tawi flood Recovery Project have already been completed while as work on remaining 39 sub-projects is under execution. It was further informed that till date an expenditure of Rs 1352 Cr. has been incurred on the project.

While reviewing the progress of under execution 39 sub-projects being executed JTFRP Chief Executive Officer was informed that progress of work on upgradation of 47 dewatering stations in Srinagar city is at advanced stage with work already completed on 40 stations while as work on remaining 7 stations will be completed by March,2024. CEO directed the concerned nodal officers to submit progress report after every 20 days. She said no further delays in the completion of the significant urban flood management project will be accepted.
 
Nodal officer for R&B projects, while divulging the details of sub-projects being executed under the component of critical infrastructure said that work on the construction of additional 160 bedded hospital block at Bone and Joints hospital at Barzulla, Srinagar is at the advanced stage with around 90% work completed on civil component of the sub-project. He further said that an amount of Rs 59.36 Cr has been spent on the critical healthcare project. He added that Chief Engineer, R&B has been asked to submit the estimates for the construction of corridor from old hospital building to the new hospital block aswell as for the construction of the boundary wall around the new building.

He also said that work on construction of additional block at GDC, Bemina is nearing completion as only installation of lifts in the building is pending and same will be completed by March,2024. It was also said that work on the construction of EOC (Emergency Operations Centre) at Ompura Budgam is also on full throttle with work on the installation of HVAC and fire fighting system underway.

Nodal Officer, for the construction of BaLa school buildings in Jammu division informed that work on all school buildings except the one at Ramnagar, Udhampur has been completed. CEO directed that work on the remaining school building be completed at an earliest

CEO, ERA asked the concerned nodal officers to ensure that all impediments affecting progress of work on the sub-projects be timely resolved.
 
While giving details of the projects being executed by J&KERA as PIU (project implementation unit) CEO,ERA was informed that work on Hamray-Sultanpora, has been completed and project is being handed over to R&B within one week. Work on the construction of Bonpora-Padshahi Bagh Storm water drainage project is also complete except for the installation of customised sluice gate which has been ordered by the contractor and will be installed within months time it was said. It was also said that work on other road projects namely, Devi Mai Ohli-Mandir , Gulati-Shahdra Sharief, Waghama Bijbehra is in full swing and will be completed in next working season.

CEO, ERA was also briefed about the progress achieved by J&KERA on the two vital river morphological studies of Tawi Basin and Jhelum basin being undertaken under the World Bank funded JTFRP. CEO,ERA asked the concerned officers that the studies be fine tuned to the best satisfaction of the concerned line departments.

CEO ERA asked the officers to strictly supervise and monitor the progress of works being executed on ground and bring to notice the issues that may require intervention at highest level.

Dr. Sehrish impressed upon all the officers of J&KERA to continue working in mission mode while complying with all quality parameters / timelines to ensure that all the sub-projects taken up for execution under JTFRP are completed within the stipulated timeframe and project objectives of JTFRP are achieved to the fullest.
 
Meeting was attended by Er, Gurcharan Singh, Director, Technical, JTFRP, Dr. Sajad Wani, Chief Accounts Officer, J&KERA/JTFRP, Er.Ashok Khokar, Project Manager, Transport, J&KERA, Jammu, Er, Pooja Wazir, Deputy Project Manager, Transport, Jammu Er.Sushil Kumar, Project Manager, Transport, JKERA,Kashmir Er. Asgar Watali, Deputy Project Manager,J&KERA Transport, Er. Feroz Ahmad, Deputy Project Manager, J&KERA Transport, Er. Arshid Hussain, Deputy Project Manager, Er.Baiza Rafeeq Deputy Project Manager,J&KERA Transport and other senior officers of J&KERA and JTFRP
 
Mohammad Azhar ,PRO K)
 
Dated 09 January 2024
Dr.Syed Sehrish Asgar assumes charge as Secretary, Public Grievances & Chief Executive Officer J&K ERA.
Dr. Syed Sehrish Asgar took over the charge of Chief Executive Officer, from Dr, Syed Abid Rasheed Shah (IAS)
 
Dr. Syed Sehrish Asgar (IAS) today assumed charge as Administrative Secretary, Public Grievances and Chief Executive Officer, J&K Economic Reconstruction Agency, a special purpose vehicle of Government of Jammu and Kashmir for executing of all externally aided projects in Union Territory.

Dr. Syed Sehrish Asgar took over the charge of Chief Executive Officer, from Dr, Syed Abid Rasheed Shah (IAS) who has been the longest serving Chief Executive Officer of J&KERA till date .
 
Dr Syed Abid Rasheed Shah took over as Chief Executive Officer, J&KERA in March, 2020 when implementation of World Bank funded Jhelum Tawi Flood Recovery Project was at its lowest ebb and during his stint as CEO ERA the implementation of JTFRP received a major impetus despite various operational difficulties like COVID-19 Lockdown, global travel restrictions, mass migration of labour, poor response to tenders, limited capacity of local contractors and limited working season for construction activities; 90 % procurement of works/goods and 80% of disbursements under the project was undertaken during the said period.

Dr. Sehrish Asgar an Officer of Indian Service Cadre 2013 batch has served in several key positions in the U.T administration which include Deputy Commissioner, Budgam, Director Information and Public Relations, Director, Rural Livelihood Mission and Deputy Commissioner, Baramulla.

Soon after assuming the charge as Secretary Public Grievance & Chief Executive Officer, J&KERA Dr. Sehrish chaired a meeting with the senior officers of Department of Public Grievances aswell as of J&KERA during which she was briefed about the functioning of both the organizations in detail.
 
Senior officers of J&KERA briefed her about the broader contours of the World Bank funded Jhelum Tawi Flood Recovery Project being presently executed by J&KERA throughout the U.T
She was informed that as on date 183 sub-projects out of the total of 213 sub-projects taken up for execution under the World Bank funded Jhelum Tawi flood Recovery Project have already been completed thereby 86% sub-projects have been completed by J&KERA under the project.

Dr. Sehrish impressed upon all the officers of J&KERA to continue working in mission mode while complying with all quality parameters / timelines to ensure that all the sub-projects taken up for execution under JTFRP are completed within the stipulated timeframe and project objectives of JTFRP are achieved to the fullest.
 
While chairing the meeting of Department of Public Grievances, Dr Sehrish was informed that the Department looks after the Grievance Redressal work of the UT as well as the JKIGRAMS (Jammu & Kashmir Integrated Grievance redress and monitoring system). The Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor of UT supervises the JKIGRAMS portal personally and conducts LG’s Mulaqaat Programme – (monthly interaction of Hon’ble LG with the complainants who have lodged their grievances on the portal) .The disposal percentage of the grievances of JKIGRAMS portal is 97 % . In addition to it the Department has setup two (02) toll free call centres for the registration of the grievances (Kashmir 18005722328 Jammu 18005722327)
 
Dr. Sehrish was given a warm welcome by the senior officers of Department of Public Grievances Ms Narender Kour, Additional secretary, Ms Azeeta Qureshi under secretary and Er. Gurcharan Singh, Director, Technical, JTFRP, Dr. Sajad Ahmad Wani, Chief Accounts Officer, JTFRP and other senior officers of DOPG, JTFRP and JKERA
Mohammad Azhar , PRO (K)
 
Dated 15 November 2023
Chief Secretary for extension of JTFRP for giving fillip to critical infra and livelihoods
Chairs 5th PSC Meeting of the organization
 
Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta today chaired the 5th Project Steering Committee (PSC) meeting of the World Bank funded Jhelum & Tawi Flood Recovery Project (JTFRP) implemented by J&K Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA) here.

Besides the Secretary Tourism & CEO, ERA the meeting was attended by Principal Secretary, H&UDD; Commissioner Secretary, Industries and Commerce; DG, Planning; and other concerned officers.
 
Jammu based officers participated in the meeting through video conferencing

During this meeting the Chief Secretary reviewed the pace of the ongoing projects. He stressed on further enhancing it for projects near completion so that these are dedicated to public before the onset of winter season. He further instructed for completing the infrastructure projects in all respects so that people do not face any kind of inconvenience in their utilization.
 
Regarding the unutilized funds lend by the World Bank to JTFRP the Chief Secretary directed for looking into the ways and means for securing extension of the Project by one year. He made out that the projects completed under it have proved lot more beneficial for the people and the funds can be used to bring more improvement in critical infrastructure and livelihood opportunities for people.

Dr Mehta took note of the delay caused in 2019 & 2020 due to unforeseen Covid-19 situation. He asked for making best use of the time available with them. He also advised them to prioritize the projects that can be implemented in a short span of time.
 
The Chief Secretary reviewed the detailed Progress of the Project and directed that all the sub-projects under execution through JKPCC shall be taken over by the Public Word (R&B) department on priority basis.

The Chief Secretary asked the Public Works Department to take-up the incomplete infrastructure projects for completing them within the deadline. He also directed the respective line departments to take over all the completed sub-projects under JTFRP within a weeks time.

He asked for bringing in innovation and further augment the productivity of the projects poised to create livelihoods for people. He called for examining the projects completed till date so that their functionality is ascertained afresh especially that of the Storm Water Drainage projects around Srinagar city.

In this meeting the Chief Secretary reviewed the budget and audit of the agency. He directed the CEO to rework the cost of the AMC of the projects beyond the Project Completion period. He also gave directives for increasing the efficiency of projects besides broadening their scope for encompassing people from other walks of life.
 
In his presentation , the CEO, ERA, Dr Syed Abid Rasheed Shah highlighted the performance of the agency made from 2019. He gave out that out of 213 works, 174 stands completed and 39 are at the advanced stages of completion during this period. He further informed that contracts worth Rs 1763 Cr stands awarded against which a cumulative expenditure to the tune of Rs 1320 Cr has been incurred till October this year.

It was revealed that the JTFRP was focused on recovery and mitigating risks linked to occurrence of floods here and it has largely achieved this goal. It was given out that the restored and improved public buildings have served 2,185,798 people, way above the target of 1,000,000.

Moreover the infrastructure works completed under JTFRP includes 52 Schools, 4 higher education buildings, one fire station, 80 km of roads, 4 bridges, 75 km drainage network and 33 stormwater drainage pumping stations.

It was added that critical medical equipment and supplies to 36 hospitals, augmenting 100- Helpline with 68 critical care ambulances, commissioning of 30 oxygen generation plants covering all districts of Jammu and Kashmir was also achieved under this project.

With respect to livelihoods augmentation it was said that market access for 600 families associated with cocoon rearing, enhanced cocoon procurement capacity and production capacity has already been created. In addition to these interventions similar developments were made in wool, handloom and handicraft sectors of the UT, as was given out in the meeting.
Mohammad Azhar , PRO
 
Dated 03 October 2023
Work Apace on the construction of 120 bedded New Block at Bone & Joints Hospital, Barzulla
Work on the construction of 120 bedded hospital building at Bone and Joints Hospital at Barzulla, Srinagar is in full swing .
 
Work on the construction of the State of Art 120 bedded hospital building at Bone and Joints Hospital at Barzulla, Srinagar is in full swing with appreciable progress achieved on the the sub-project. The Valleys Largest Orthopaedic hospital at Barzulla, Srinagar is all set to get a big infrastructural push with the construction of state of art additional 120 bedded hospital block being constructed under the component of Strengthening of the Critical Infrastructure of the World Bank funded JTFRP (Jhelum Tawi Flood Recovery Project).
 
The state of Art building has G+5 structure with modern earthquake resilient technology, the hospital building has the modular operation theatres ,laminar flow system, TSSU (Theatre Sterile Supply Unit), ICU, Pre & Post Operation care wards , CSSD (Central Sterile Supply Department) , specialized laundry, pneumatic tube system and waste collection system . The main features of the hospital building include IGBC (India Green Building Council) rating , biomedical waste management .The bio-medical system designed will cater to the bio-medical generation of 140 kgs/day which will be disposed off on the scientific lines since it also has the provision for the construction of STP/ETP (Sewerage Treatment Plant & Effluent Treatment Plant) as part of the sub-project. He said work on the sub-project has been allotted to NPCC (National Projects Construction Corporation) at a cost Rs 88.94 crores.
 
In the construction of the building various modern concepts in the health care infrastructure including environmental designs, patient wellbeing, macro/micro level zoning, scope for futuristic development and optimal area utilization have also been taken into account. The design of the hospital has been finalised after several rounds of consultations with the leading National health infrastructure experts, health dept and hospital administration and their inputs have been incorporated into the final design.
 
Work on the main super structure is almost complete with finishing works in progress which include installation of HVAC (Heating ventilation & air conditioning ), firefighting and other equipments. The sub-project also includes the installation of latest medical equipments which would be crucial to providing of world class orthopaedic medical treatment to the thousands of patients that visit the valleys only dedicated orthopaedic centre of medical excellence in J&K that will also provide the medical students in achieving the specialized professional training in the field of orthopaedic care.
 
Mohammad Azhar , PRO
 
Dated 09 August 2023
JKERA condoles demise of Mr Syed Abdul Rasheed Shah father of Chief Executive Officer, J&KERA
The employees of Jammu & Kashmir Economic Reconstruction Agency have expressed heartfelt condolences and grief over the death of Mr. Syed Abdul Rasheed Shah, Father of Dr. Syed Abid Rasheed Shah (IAS)
 
The employees of Jammu & Kashmir Economic Reconstruction Agency have expressed heartfelt condolences and grief over the death of Mr. Syed Abdul Rasheed Shah, Father of Dr. Syed Abid Rasheed Shah (IAS) Secretary to Government, Department of Tourism/Culture and Chief Executive Officer, J&K Economic Reconstruction Agency, Government of Jammu and Kashmir.
 
An emergency condolence meeting was held today simultaneously at JKERA office, Rambagh aswell as J&KERA Office, Jammu in which employees of J&KERA expressed grief over the sad demise and extended heartfelt condolences to Dr. Syed Abid Rasheed Shah (IAS) and his family and prayed for solace to the departed soul and expressed deepest sympathies and prayed that may Allah grant the family patience and forbearance to endure this irreparable loss.
 
Meeting also prayed that may Allah grant departed soul with highest place in Jannah .Meeting was attended by all the cadres of ERA employees.
 
 
Mohammad Azhar , PRO
 
Dated 09 June 2023
CEO ERA, World Bank team inspect work on 120 bedded specialized Bone & Joints hospital, Barzulla
CEO ,J&K ERA/JTFRP, Dr Syed Abid Rasheed Shah, inspected progress on construction of 120-bedded Orthopaedic Unit at Bone and Joint Hospital, Barzulla
 
Chief Executive Officer, Jammu and Kashmir Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA), Jhelum Tawi Flood Recovery Project (JTFRP), Dr Syed Abid Rasheed Shah, today inspected progress on construction of 120-bedded Specialized Orthopaedic Unit (additional hospital block) at Bone and Joint Hospital, Barzulla
 
The CEO was accompanied by a World Bank team led by Lead Disaster Risk Management Specialist at the World Bank, Deepak Singh and officers of JKERA, JTFRP, Chief Engineer Department of Roads and Buildings (R&B) among others.
 
During the inspection, CEO directed the concerned agency to speed up work and ensure that the project gets completed at the earliest. He along with experts from World Bank inspected all the stories of the building and directed the concerned agency to speed up execution on the remaining works.

Notably, the prestigious project has been taken up under the component “Critical Infrastructure” of JTFRP funded by the World Bank.
 
Inspecting the ongoing works, Dr Abid directed the concerned officers and the agency to work in close coordination with focus on maintaining project's quality parameters, ensuring timely completion.

During the inspection, the team also analysed the technical specifications of the building. Earlier, the executing agency had been directed to initiate the process of procuring necessary medical infrastructure for the hospital which is part of the composite tender given to NPCC Limited.
 
Pertinently, JTFRP, which is part of PM’s development package, has received a major fillip in implementation in the last one year which has been recognized in various tripartite review meetings between the World Bank, the Department of Economic Affairs and the government of J&K
Mohammad Azhar , PRO
 
Dated 15 November 2022
BaLA – A Creative & Innovative designed schools buildings built under World Bank funded JTFRP in J&K
BaLA designed schools to help reduce the drop out rate & increase educational attainment among children.
 
Buildings beautifully embellished with the bright coloured board games on the floor, protractors, playful railings, national & local maps painted on outer walls, black board on outer side of the school building, mathematics tables, place value and height value charts on the walls. This is how the newly constructed BaLA (Building as a learning Aid) schools buildings constructed under the World Bank funded JTFRP (Jhelum Tawi Flood Recovery Project) look like.

Built under the World Bank funded JTFRP (Jhelum Tawi Flood Recovery Project) work on more than 50 school buildings across the J&K had been taken up with the cumulative cost of Rs 44.79 cr. Most of the school buildings have been constructed in the various remote areas of J&K, where school buildings had been badly damaged during the floods of 2014.
 
Instead of adopting the conventional design in the building construction, a creative and fun-loving way of the design is being used in BaLA designed schools with the use of attractive and colourful patterns in order to build an captivating atmosphere for the children that would act as a catalyst for the child-friendly learning process at school as the little kids often find the traditional school buildings monotonous which are dominated by the black boards, grey painted doors/ windows and white washed walls.
 
“ The school buildings constructed using BaLA design under World Bank funded Jhelum Tawi Flood Recovery Project provide a very creative environment for children and has provided us means to adopt play way method of teaching which children find attractive and it is also helped in controlling the drop out of children” said Harjeet Singh , Teacher at Balicharana Govt Primary School,
 
Jhelum Tawi Flood Recovery Project had taken up the work for construction of 51 Govt. primary school buildings across the Jammu & Kashmir using the BaLa (Building as a learning aid) design.
br>The introduction of the BaLA design in the construction of Govt. school buildings is viewed as a very positive development by parents. “BaLA designed school buildings present a very impressive look which are more elegantly designed than the buildings of most of the renowned private schools” says Muhammad Ashraf a parent of 8 year old child
 
BaLA (Building as a Learning Aid) design of the school buildings introduced under the World Bank funded JTFRP (Jhelum Tawi Flood Recovery Project) is an innovative designing of the school buildings with an objective of turning the school building into a very potent teaching aid for the school children.
Mohammad Azhar , PRO
 
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