Excelsior Correspondent
LEH, Oct 24: Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Brigadier (Dr) BD Mishra (Retired) along with First Lady Neelam Mishra visited the Pashmina Dehairing Plant at Industrial Estate, here today.
Director, Sheep Husbandry, Dr Iftikhar Hussain; Deputy Director, Sheep Husbandry, Dr Tundup Namgail and Contractor Mohd Ali informed the LG that the installation of the Pashmina Dehairing Plant machine has been completed after the successful training of the technicians to make the machine functional. They informed the LG about the trial run and commissioning of the Plant.
The LG was informed about the process of dehairing of pashmina wool such as feeding, carding, etc. Mishra was also informed that the Plant has augmented capacity to process 10 kg dehaired pashmina per hour and would prove beneficial to pashmina goat herders and artisans of Ladakh. The officials informed the LG that the production capacity has increased from 1.5 kg to 10 kg per hour and the quality of the dehaired pashmina is better with fewer flakes, guard hair and longer fibre length.
The LG commended the officials of Sheep Husbandry and All Changthang Pashmina Growers Cooperative Marketing Society along with the Contractor for the successful installation of the Pashmina Dehairing Plant. He stated that the Dehairing Plant would save a lot of time, ensure good quality pashmina and benefit pashmina goat herders.
Advisor to the LG, Dr Pawan Kotwal; Councillor, Korzok, Konchok Namdak; Commissioner/Secretary, Animal/Sheep Husbandry, Dr L Franklin; Director, Sheep Husbandry, Dr Iftikhar Hussain; Deputy Director, Sheep Husbandry, Dr Tundup Namgail; District Sheep Husbandry Officer Leh, Dr Tsewang Morup; Contractor, Mohd Ali; officials from Sheep Husbandry and members of All Changthang Pashmina Growers Cooperative Marketing Society were present during the LG’s visit.
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