Mohinder Verma
JAMMU, Feb 20: The Planning and Development Department has constituted high level Coordination Committees to ensure hassle free implementation of Rs 1200 crore worth infrastructure development projects in Jammu and Srinagar cities, which are being taken up under the third tranche of Asian Development Bank (ADB) loan. In the meantime, a team of the Bank is expected to arrive by March ending to see preparedness for the execution of projects before allowing the Government to lift entire amount of loan.
Official sources told EXCELSIOR that keeping in view the requirement of multi-level coordination before and during the execution of Rs 1200 crore infrastructure development projects in both the capital cities, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA) Sourabh Bhagat recently projected before the Government the need of ensuring removal of impediments from one platform for early start of work on the projects and their smooth execution.
Realizing the necessity of proper coordination, the Government decided to provide exclusive platforms to the ERA to ensure hassle free implementation of the projects in both the capital cities. Now, Principal Secretary, Planning and Development Department, B R Sharma has constituted two high level Coordination Committee for Jammu and Kashmir divisions to address the issues like land acquisition, removal of encroachments, shifting of utilities, forest clearance, No-Objection Certificates from Border Roads Organization and Railways for smooth execution of projects being taken up under the ADB funding.
The Committees headed by Divisional Commissioners would ensure coordination of the implementing agency(ies) with other departments on all matters relating to the smooth implementation of the projects including the road cut permission along with its time schedule and restoration.
Moreover, the Committees will resolve day to day problems of all the concerned departments/agencies referred to them including matters regarding land acquisition, utility shifting and eviction of encroachments wherever required for implementation of the projects. The Committees have the mandate to take any decision with regard to any rehabilitation of persons to be displaced due to the projects.
The members of the Committees are Deputy Commissioner concerned, Inspector General/Deputy Inspector General of Police (Traffic), Chief Conservator of Forest/Social Forestry/Child Wildlife Warden, DGM Railways, Vice-Chairman of Jammu as well as Srinagar Development Authorities, Director Floriculture, Director Local Bodies, Chief Engineers of BRO, PHE, PWD, R&B and UEED, Commissioners of Jammu and Srinagar Municipal Corporations and one representative of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). A representative of the Economic Reconstruction Agency would be the Member Secretary of the Committees.
According to the sources, under tranche-III loan of the Asian Development Bank, in Jammu the Government will execute Rs 750 crore worth water supply scheme whereby water will be lifted from River Chenab to meet the drinking water requirement of Old Jammu City and parts of city on other side of River Tawi.
Under the project, 31 kilometer long network of pipeline, huge filtration plant at Akhnoor, numerous pumping stations, steel bridge across River Tawi, numerous siphons over Ranbir Canal and 12 reservoirs would be created.
In Srinagar, Rs 220 crore worth sewerage scheme in Aluchibag area, three drainage schemes on Srinagar Bypass between Pantha Chowk and Hyderpora, multi-level parking near Biscoe School would be constructed.
Sources disclosed that as the Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah has desired to lift entire amount of loan from the Asian Development Bank by June this year, a team of the Bank would arrive by March ending to see the preparedness for the execution these infrastructure development projects.
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