Advisor to Governor Kewal Kumar Sharma today directed Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA) to complete Jehangir-chowk Rambagh flyover project by May this year and put to use for the commuters and also to decongest the city traffic.
The Advisor said thiswhile reviewing the progress of development projects taken up by (ERA) inSrinagar city under the Urban Sector Development Investment Program (USDIP),financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) through a multi tranche financingfacility.
Dr. Raghav Langer, chief executive officer, JKERA informed the meeting about various works being undertaken under JKUSDIP.
Giving details about the progress of work on the construction of Jehangir-Chowk -Rambagh flyover, CEO ERA informed that 84% physical progress has been achieved on the project as a whole and said that as per the revised pert chart submitted for the pending works of the flyover contractor has committed to complete the balance work on the sub-project by May 2019.
The Advisor appreciated the support being provided by thedistrict administration, Srinagar to JKERA for smooth execution of work on theflyover.
He also directed JKERA to ensure that the non-performingcontractors be got blacklisted and appreciated the fact that JKERA under loan I and Loan 2 has been ableto create state of art key public assets with the financial assistance of AsianDevelopment Bank.
The Advisor directed ERA to expedite the process of theJehangir-Chowk Rambagh flyover so that it would be completed by May this year.He also directed that work on other flyovers and public important projects mustbe completed on time.
The Advisor told theofficers that no soft approach should be adopted against the concerned agencieswho are executing the work and they must complete the work on time.
Healso told the officers that general public should not face any inconveniencedue to the construction work being executing by them. Later, the Advisorvisited the construction sites of Jehangir Chowk Rambagh Flyover and GradeSeparator at TRC, Srinagar during which he directed the engineers and otherconcerned to further speed up the pace of work to ensure that timelines arestrictly complied with.