NewsID: 203 Author Mohammad Azhar , PRO (K) Dated 19 October 2026
Subject Secretary Planning Development and Monitoring Department reviews functioning of JKERA.
Dr.Owais stresses on adoption of sustainable end to end project formulation
Dr. Owais Ahmad (IAS) Secretary, Planning Development and Monitoring Department today chaired a meeting to review overall functioning of JKERA (J&K Economic Reconstruction Agency) which is a nodal agency for implementation of all externally aided projects in the U.T of Jammu and Kashmir. J&KERA is under the administrative control of Planning Development and Monitoring Department
While giving the PowerPoint presentation the Chief Executive Officer of J&KERA, Ms Akriti Sagar (IAS) informed that since its creation in 2004 the J&KERA has played a pivotal role in the up gradation of the basic infrastructure in the Union Territory of J&K.
CEO, JKERAapprised that since 2004 the agency has successfully implemented the 3 major EAPs (externally aided projects) across Jammu and Kashmir.These include MPIR (Multisector Project for Infrastructure Rehabilitation in J&K), JKUSDIP (Jammu and Kashmir Urban Sector Development Investment programme) both funded by Asian Development Bank and World Bank funded JTFRP (Jhelum Tawi Flood Recovery Project) . She added that major areas of interventions by J&KERA include basic infrastructure (roads, bridges,flyovers, drainage, water supply, and sewage treatment plants etc), critical infrastructure in health, education, livelihood, and strengthening of disaster management.
These include the construction of the state of art infrastructure in urban transportation- flyovers, grade separators’, mega storm water drainage projects, construction of rural roads and bridges, buildings in health, higher education, school education , livelihood sectors, disaster management and urban reforms like water metering , capacity building of urban local bodies .
Secretary, PD&MD was further apprised that the agency has been the harbinger of introduction of latest construction technologies like, seismic proof building technologies, rigid concrete pavement road construction. BaLA designed primary school buildings, certified Green buildings, Pneumatic tube technology system in health sector buildings, arch designed bridges, use of gaseous chlorination in water treatment plants, trenchless tube technology in construction of drainage systems, restoration of buildings using traditional elements of devri stones and dajjidiwari designs to name few.
It was further informed that under the World Bank funded JTFRP (Jhelum Tawi Flood Recovery Project) the agency has successfully completed 225 sub-projects which include construction of major roads, vital bridges, vital health sector buildings, higher/school education buildings, construction of oxygen generation plants in various remote areas of UT, procurement of latest critical medical equipments, ambulances, latest medium and large fire tenders, latest equipments for relief and rescue, development of IT based software for strengthening of disaster management like DSS (Decision Support System), IOFS ( Integrated operational forecasting system) DRDB (Disaster risk database) . The agency also undertook a feasibility studies for flood mitigation in Jhelum and Tawi river basins.
Secretary, PD&MD said that J&KERA has been a pioneer agency in the execution of externally aided projects in J&K and has successfully completed the state of art projects in multiple sectors and has brought about a visible change in the infrastructure landscape in UT.
Dr. Owais asked JKERA to develop a sustainable road map for the organization focussing on the pan Jammu & Kashmir approach, to be ready with a list of innovative ready for funding projects with end to end project formulation approach.
Secretary, PD&MD further directedJ&KERA to explore new projects and identify avenues for securing external funding to accelerate infrastructure development across the U.T. He emphasised the need to proactively seek financial assistance from various central schemes, funding agencies and other sources to support overall development of the U.T.
Meeting was attended by Director Kashmir, JKERA, Director Jammu J&KERA, Chief Accounts Officer, J&KERA, Additional Secretary , Legal, JKERA, Collector, J&KERA, Law Officer, PDMD,
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