Excelsior Correspondent
LEH, Apr 27: Chairman/ Chief Executive Councillor, LAHDC Leh, Advocate Tashi Gyalson convened a meeting today at the Council Secretariat, Leh with the head of religious organizations to discuss measures for controlling the spread of COVID-19 looking at the rising COVID cases in Leh district.
The meeting discussed strategies and agreed on dealing with the pandemic with contributions from both the District Administration and the concerned civil societies of the district. The Chairman informed the meeting of the measures taken by LAHDC and the District Administration Leh to control the spread of the deadly virus.
The concerned civil societies assured their full cooperation to the District Administration and ensured that they will work on public awareness for strictly following Covid appropriate behavior. The concerned civil societies also requested the Chairman for an effective roll-out of Covid Vaccination for population above 18 years in Leh district starting from 1st of May, 2021.
Tashi Gyalson and DC Leh Shrikant Suse assured their full assistance and informed the meeting that there won’t be shortage of vaccines in the district since UT Administration is already working proactively in procuring and rolling out Covid Vaccines for free of cost in the Union Territory of Ladakh.
They also informed the meeting that the District Administration and the Health Department Leh is fully prepared with sufficient medical requirements such as the supply of Oxygen with functional Oxygen plants in the district. DC Leh informed that Ladakh Heart Foundation has been designated as a Dedicated COVID Hospital for the future, if required.
The meeting was also attended by president Ladakh Gonpa Association Ven Shatup Chamba, president Ladakh Buddhist Association/former Member Parliament Thupstan Chhewang, vice president Ladakh Buddhist Association/former Cabinet Minister of J&K Tsering Dorjey Lakroog, vice president Anjuman Moin-Ul-Islam Dr Noor Mohammad, vice president Anjuman Imamia Haji Mehboob Ali, president Christian Community Dechan Chamga, general secretary LBA women wing Kunzes Dolma, chairman Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee Tejinder Singh Bakshi and chairman Hindu Trust KM Kishore.
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