ISLAMABAD, Dec 30: The Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (Erra) is going to stay beyond 2011 despite rumours that it may be wound up after completing the ongoing projects, its Chairman Hamid Yar Hiraj said here on Thursday.
Presiding over the Erra board meeting, Mr Hiraj asked the officials to complete the ongoing projects by 2012.
The board approved the projects of BrarkotMuzaffarabad road, Mera Tanolian road Muzaffarabad, shopping centre Muzaffarabad, improvement and repairing of roads from Lilowani to Bilkani and Kirat to Dumbaila, district Kohistan and reconstruction and rehabilitation of Maria Rehmat Khan road, Abbottabad.
It also approved revised projects of various health and educational facilities including District Headquarters Hospital Neelum as well as Hajira and Hattianbala hospitals.
Deputy Chairman Erra LtGen Mohammad Haroon Aslam informed the meeting that work on Balakot had been suspended.
However, as a result of meetings with the chief minister of KPK and other stakeholders, Erra had adopted a modular approach where work on D-Block in New Balakot and a mosque funded by Qaddafi Foundation had been started.
He also briefed the meeting about new initiatives, including establishment of a human resource management department, transparency cell and getting thirdparty evaluation to enhance Erra’s strength as an organi-
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