Excelsior Correspondent
KARGIL, Feb 19: Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor (CEC), LAHDC, Kargil Feroz Ahmad Khan convened a meeting today to review the arrangements for the various programmes to be held in Kargil in connection with the Ladakh Winter Carnival which is being held simultaneously in Leh and Kargil districts.
During the course of the meeting, EC Tourism Phunsog Tashi informed the CEC that as a part of the upcoming winter conclave, guests associated with the tourism sector are arriving in the district and also a number of activities related to the promotion are being held in the district.
The CEC while addressing the meeting instructed the officers concerned to ensure that all necessary arrangements like conveyance of guests from Leh to Kargil and back and tourist spots, boarding and lodging of the guests, panel discussions, interactions, cultural programmes, sightseeing and other related arrangements should be foolproof for successful conduct of the 3-day event.
Earlier, giving details about the detailed programme for 3 days from 20th to 23rd February, AD Tourism Aga Syed Taha informed the meeting that guests including prominent tour operators, travel agents, members of the All Domestic Tour Operators of India, bloggers, travel journalists and film makers from Maharashtra, Gujarat, Delhi, West Bengal, UT J&K and other states are arriving in Kargil on 20th February.
Regarding other activities, the AD Tourism informed that the Ladakh Winter Carnival in Kargil will be inaugurated at Goshan Drass where Ice Hockey exhibition matches will also be held. He also briefed the CEC about the different activities to be organized during three-day event.
The CEC stressed all concerned officers to make coordinated and concerted efforts to ensure that all arrangements are made timely so that the 3-day tourism promotion event is conducted in a smooth manner.
Additional Deputy Commissioner Kargil Tsering Motup, Councillor Choskore Nassir Hussain Munshi, Executive Engineer PDD Altaf Hussain, Executive Officer MC Kargil Shafaqat Ali Khan, District Youth Services and Sports Officer, Kargil Muhammad Hussain Rehnuma, District Cultural Officer, Kargil Muhammad Ali Tak, president All Kargil Travel Trade Association (AKTTA), Ashraf Ali, president Ladakh Adventure Sports, Shahnawaz Habib Var, representative of Hoteliers Association Hassnain Rangyul besides other concerned officers were also present during the meeting.