Srinagar, June 27: For rehabilitation of shopkeepers to be dislocated by the construction of proposed flyover at Jehangir Chowk, the Economic Reconstruction Agency ERA has started work on commercial complex at the nearby site which earlier housed the PDD office till it was gutted in 2010, an official handout Monday said.
 “ERA is constructing two commercial complexes, one near Exhibition Grounds at Jehangir Chowk and another at Ram Bagh. The work on the complex at Jehangir Chowk has already started through JKPCC at the site of gutted PWD office complex,” the handout said.
 “The complex will have 4-floors plus a semi-basement floor for parking of vehicles. Floors 1 and2 will have shops and godowns for the displaced shopkeepers of the project as also for those who were in possession of shops in the gutted structure, while floors 3 and 4 are intended for government-offices that were previously housed in the gutted structure,” it added.
 “The other rehabilitation-complex planned under the project is proposed at Rambagh. Srinagar Municipal Corporation will also rehabilitate 100 shopkeepers of Cheap/Kabadi market in a shopping complex being constructed by the Corporation in the vicinity of said market at Jehangir Chowk.”
 All this was discussed during a high level meeting chaired by Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon.
 Dr Samoon as per the handout chaired the 1st meeting of the High Level Committee (HLC) constituted vide Government Order No: 605-GAD of 2011 dated 25.5.2011 for implementation of Resettlement plans of  J&K Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA)  Projects   under Jammu and Kashmir Urban Sector Development Infrastructure Project (JKUSDIP).
   The implementation period of JKUSDIP is 8 years. Tranche-I of this Loan, amounting to Rs. 292 Crore, became effective on 25th March, 2008 and is presently under execution.
 The list of projects proposed under tranche-2 of JKUSDIP includes construction of Elevated Expressway Corridor (Flyover) from Jahangir Chowk to Rambagh-Natipora in Srinagar city. The project involves acquisition of land to the extent of around 40 Kanals and 60 structures, mostly commercial establishments.
 The meeting was attended by Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar Mehraj Ahmed Kakroo, Vice Chairperson SDA, Dilshad Khan, Chief Engineer R&B Kashmir, Nazir Ahmed, Director (Central) ERA, Khalid Muzaffar, Chief Engineer EM&RE, Muzaffar Mattoo, Chief Engineer UEED, Muzaffar Ahmad Lanker, Custodian Evacuees Property, Sr. General Manager BSNL, Mahesh Shukla, Chief Conservator Forests, Manzoor Ahmed, S.P. Traffic City, Maqsood-Ul-Zaman, Sr. Supdt. of Posts, AK Hanjura, Joint Commissioner SMC, Abdul Majid Raina, Addl DC & Collector, Mukhtar-Ul-Aziz, Director Meteorological Deptt, Sonam Lotus and other senior officers.

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