Earthquake Reconstruction & Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA) (Urdu: زلزلہ بحالیات و تعمیرِنو مختاریہ) is an independent, autonomous, and federal institution of Pakistan tasked and responsible for the operational planning, coordinating, monitoring, and regulating the reconstruction and rehabilitation operations in the earthquake affected areas of the country.
| زلزلہ بحالیات و تعمیرِنو مختاریہ | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 24 October 2005 |
| Preceding agency | |
| Jurisdiction | Constitution of Pakistan |
| Headquarters | Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | National Disaster Management Authority |
| Website | www |
Codified under the Article 89(1) by the Constitution of Pakistan, the institute is chaired by the appointed and designated Chairman who directly reports to the Prime Minister of Pakistan. As of present, the institution is currently chaired by Lt Gen Akhtar Nawaz as its appointed and designated Chairman.[1]
On 24 November, Prime Minister Imran Khan approved the merger of ERRA with the National Disaster Management Authority. [2]
History edit
ERRA served as the apex institution for formulating the national earthquake public policy for the government and managed financial funds for the efforts and operations involved in the reconstruction programmes. Established on 24 October 2005 as a direct response to the 2005 Kashmir earthquake (7.6 on the Richter Scale) in north-western Pakistan, ERRA coordinated its largest operation to rebuild and reconstruct the 28,000-km2 earthquake effected area (equalling the size of the Netherlands and Belgium put together). Its first earthquake operations were coordinated and executed by Lieutenant-General Nadeem Ahmad who was also its first appointed chairman from its inception, till April 2008, when Lt-Gen Sajjad Akram took over as deputy chairman. He stayed there till April 2010 when Lt Gen Haroon Aslam took over as its 3rd deputy chairman.[3]
Unlike other agencies created ad-hoc for post-disaster recovery (e.g. Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority or CERA of New Zealand and Badan Rehabilitasi dan Rekonstruksi or BRR of Indonesia), ERRA was institutionalized as a permanent government agency to handle post-disaster recovery on 14 March 2011. This was facilitated through ACT No. V OF 2011: An Act to provide for the establishment of the Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA).[4]
References edit
- ^ "Over 100 quake-hit Battagram schools not rebuilt for 14 years". Dawn. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "PM approves ERRA's merger with NDMA". Daily Times. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ Shakil Shaikh (29 April 2010). "Lt-Gen Khalid Nawaz to head 10-Corps". The News International. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- ^ "The Gazzette of Pakistan" (PDF). The Gazette of Pakistan. Retrieved 12 November 2011.