Excelsior Correspondent
LEH, Sep 12: The two-day National Conference on Ladakh Climate Change Scenario and Environmental Sustainability organised by the University of Ladakh (UoL), was inaugurated by Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Brigadier (Dr) BD Mishra, here today.
The inaugural session of conference was co-organised by NAMO Medical Education & Research Institute, Silvassa, supported by State Climate Change Center, UT Ladakh.
Vice-Chancellor, UoL, Prof SK Mehta welcomed the guests and highlighted various initiatives taken to make UoL one of the leading universities in India.
In his inaugural address, LG Mishra expressed his happiness for participating in an important conference and appreciated the University of Ladakh for organising the conference as an initiative for mitigating climate change at its Taru Campus which has the participation of eminent scholars from across the country and internationally.
The LG highlighted the initiative taken by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to tackle climate change on the world forum along with the solar power project initiated by him to mitigate the impact of climate change.
He highlighted the Prime Minister’s vision of making India a developed nation by 2047 and the impact of such sustainable actions taken by the current generation on the future generations.
The LG also released booklets on Instrument Facilities at UoL, Women Entrepreneurs in Ladakh: A Booklet on Ladakhi Startups; Westernisation and Modernisation in Contemporary China; Its Impact on the Millennial Generation by Tsultim Zangmo and Digital Marketing Strategy and Analytics by Dr Mohd Rafee and Arvind Gupta.
Among others who attended the conference on inaugural day included Nand Kishore Agrawal from International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Prof Talat Ahmad from Wadia Institute of Himalayan, Director, ICAR-Directorate of Coldwater Fisheries Research, Bhimtal, Dr Pramod Kumar Pandey, Superintendent of Police, UTDRF Leh, Pardeep Singh and other prominent officials.
Coordinator & Assistant Professor at the Department of Zoology, UoL, Dr Mohd Hussain, presented the vote of thanks.