Excelsior Correspondent
LEH, Feb 8: A number of delegations and prominent individuals called on the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Brigadier (Retd) Dr BD Mishra, at the LG Secretariat.
Advisor to the LG, Dr Pawan Kotwal; Commissioner/ Secretary to the LG, Dr L Franklin, and Secretary, IT, Shashanka Ala, were present in the meetings.
A delegation from Rong-Churgyud, led by Councillor, Kungyam, Thinles Nurboo called on the LG and apprised him of the issues faced by the residents of Kungyam due to the frequent disruption of voice calls in the absence of optical fibre cable (OFC) line as the villagers are currently making voice calls and accessing internet through VSAT.
The LG also asked Secretary, IT, Shashanka Ala to ensure the completion of 4G mobile services saturation project in uncovered areas of Ladakh at the earliest.
A delegation from Ladakh Buddhist Association, led by its Vice-President, Kunzes Dolma and General Secretary, LBA Women Wing, Deskit Angmo also called on the Lieutenant Governor and held discussion on the initiatives LBA could take for empowering women in Ladakh.
A delegation comprising members of Stoth Phanday Tsogspa led by its President, Rigzin Sangdup, called on the Lieutenant Governor and sought his intervention in sanctioning a block headquarter for Stoth; inclusion of Rangdum village in the yet-to-be-formed new Zanskar district; building an ice hockey rink for the youth of Stoth and developing snow ski and winter sports activities in Akshow village, etc.
The LG stated that the New District Committee would make recommendations for establishing block headquarters and merging villages in the five newly proposed districts in Ladakh based on their meetings with the representatives of villages in these areas. He also asked the delegates to submit the memorandum to the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Zanskar so that the recommendation for their demands could be directed through proper channels for their implementation by the UT Administration.
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