Excelsior Correspondent
LEH, June 20: Divisional Commissioner Ladakh Saugat Biswas chaired first winter stocking meeting of various departments.
Biswas sought details from various departments about their current position of stocking, their action plan and invited requests for the intervention of the Administration thereof.
Deputy Commissioner Kargil Baseer-ul-Haq Chaudhary gave a detailed account of the issues and requirements of the departments.
After a threadbare discussion with various departments of Medical, Forest, Food, Animal and Sheep Husbandry, Oil Companies, Power as well as private Merchant Association, Divisional Commissioner gave directions to the departments to float tenders well in time to avoid any delay in ordering as well as the procurement of goods before the closure of the highways.
Biswas requested both the DCs that the Power Development Department should complete the paperwork in a week’s time to put in place a stocking facility of diesel at Nubra and Zanskar for DG sets. The department was also instructed to work on the installation of storage tanks in these places.
The Cooperative Departments were instructed to plan the procurement of fertilizers well in time and directed that tenders for the same be floated as early as possible.
Deputy Commissioner Leh Sachin was requested to enquire about the completion of the Cooperative Cold Storage facility at Agling as early as possible to make it functional for this winter. He was also told to look into the functionality of the new private cold storages in Leh.
Additional Registrar Cooperatives, Ladakh was instructed to work out on the modalities for Cold Storage in Kargil and Zanskar with appropriate capacity.
The Merchant Associations, IOCL and HPCL also submitted their issues and suggestions.
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