Earthquake Reconstruction & Rehabilitation Authority

Earthquake Reconstruction & Rehabilitation Authority

Earthquake Reconstruction & Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA), organization set up by the Government of Pakistan to rebuild 28,000sq-km earthquake hit area (that equals to the size of the Netherlands and Belgium put together) which was damaged by a deadly earthquake (7.6 on the Richter Scale) that struck northern Pakistan on October 08, 2005. ERRA's official website describes its mandate as "to plan, coordinate, monitor and regulate reconstruction & rehabilitation activities in earthquake affected areas".

ERRA was run by Lt-Gen Nadeem Ahmad from its inception till March 2008, when Lt-Gen Sajjad Akram took over as Deputy Chairman.

External links

[http://ww.erra.gov.pk Earthquake Reconstruction & Rehabilitation Authority]


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