Excelsior Correspondent
LEH, Apr 30: On his third day visit to Changthang, Chief Executive Councilor (CEC), Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Rigzin Spalbar at Demjok inaugurated a 4.86 kilometer long irrigation canal costing Rs 3.31 crore constructed under AIBP.
At Anlay-buk, CEC inaugurated the newly sanctioned Medical Sub-Center. Sarpanch Nawang Namgyal apprised the CEC about drinking water problem for the monks. CEC issued on spot instructions to the PHE Department to do the needful.
On behalf of the people of Anlay, the Councilor Thupstan Wangchuk put forth a charter of demands to the CEC that included opening up of a Bank branch, functioning of 42.5KV Solar Power Plant installed at Anlay Khaldo two years back and posting of a doctor in the area. Completion of the pending residential school building under MSDP, need of a feed bank for animals to meet the exigencies, hand pumps, up gradation of roads, posting of required number of staff at Medical Centres, one more Solar Power plant for Anlay-Punguk were among other demands.
Responding to this issue of functioning of Solar Power Plant, CEC assured to make the plant functional by activating LREDA very soon.
At Kuyul, the people demanded up-gradation of Dungti-Kuyul road, improvement of link roads of Kuyul and up-gradation of existing Solar Power Plant.
To ensure early completion of Dungti-Kuyul road, CEC assured the people to pursue the case with BRO.
Spalbar urged the people to give more attention for promoting pashmina production and also advised the people to fully cooperate with All Changthang Pashmina Growers Cooperative Marketing Society Limited which assures good price to all their pashmina produces besides shield them from distress sales in the hands of middle men.
CEC along with his team visited Demjok and Tsaga villages and listened to the people’s demands and grievances.
CEC visited Loma and Rongo villages. At Loma people urged for early completion of pending foot bridge. The people of Rongo demanded for repair of Rongo bridge and construction of a food store. They also demanded allotment of land in Leh for a Sarai building for the people of Rongo.
At Middle School Mudh, CEC inaugurated a new building constructed under SSA.
EC, Animal and Sheep Husbandry, Gyurmet Dorjey, EC Health Dr Sonam Wangchuk, Councilor area Thupstan Wangchuk, SDM Nyoma Kacho Turab Shah and the officers and engineers accompanied the CEC during Changthang tour.
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