Excelsior Correspondent
LEH, May 17: Chairman/CEC, LAHDC Leh, Advocate Tashi Gyalson convened a meeting today at his office to discuss plans for the Mountain Legislator’s Meet (MLM) at the 11th Sustainable Mountain Development Summit (SMDS) to be hosted in Leh, Ladakh this year.
In his opening remarks, Tashi Gyalson highlighted the need to consider environmental concerns in decision making given growing pressures from tourism and the fragility of the ecosystem in Ladakh. He further highlighted the problem of legacy waste that still needs to be dealt with in Ladakh.
MP Ladakh Jamyang Tsering Namgyal highlighted the implications and concerns of climate change including receding glaciers, drying streams, increasing frequency of natural disasters, changes in weather patterns and higher intensity of rainfalls in the region. He further assured his assistance in continuously advocating for the need for preserving the fragile environment in the mountain states of the country.
President, Integrated Mountain Initiative (IMI), PD Rai highlighted the importance of having such seminars in the newly formed mountain Union Territory.
The meeting concluded with the remarks and feedback from the Councillors of LAHDC Leh and other officials present during the meeting.
The MLM is organized under the aegis of the Integrated Mountain Initiative annually, where legislators from across the mountain states deliberate on pressing issues concerning mountain states cumulatively. This year the MLM would be hosted in Leh, Ladakh.
The meeting was attended by EC Minority Affairs, LAHDC Leh, Ghulam Mehdi, DC/CEO LAHDC Leh, Director Tourism, ADC Leh, Councillor Lamayuru, Councillor Saspol, Councillor Skurbuchan, CPO Leh, former CEC LAHDC Leh, Rigzin Spalbar, representatives from University of Ladakh, Wildlife Department, and officials of IMI.
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