Excelsior Correspondent
LEH, Nov 28: Chief Executive Councilor, LAHDC Rigzin Spalbar today inaugurated the block office of Sheep Husbandry Department at Chushot constructed under NABARD at a cost of Rs 23.89 lakh.
On the occasion, Executive Councilor for Sheep and Animal Husbandry Gyurmet Drojey, Councilor Chushot Ghulam Abass Abidi, DSHO, Dr Mohammad Sharif and all the Nambardars and Sarpanchs of villages under Chushot block were present.
Rigzin Spalbar while highlighting the importance of land based economy once again reiterated the vision of Council to lead Leh district in the direction of sustainable development which can be achieved only through agriculture and allied sectors for which LAHDC has formulated Ladakh Vision Document 2025 in June 2005 and to implement upon it Ladakh Prospective Plan was prepared in 2010.
He said that completion of Sheep Block Office in Chushot block is one of the important steps towards Ladakh Vision and hoped that decentralization of vital department like Sheep Husbandry Department in focused blocks of Leh district will prove very beneficial for villages where potential of livestock rearing is high.
CEC urged upon the Sarpanchs and Panchs to study Ladakh Vision Document 2025 so that they could understand the Vision Document fully and go accordingly for development of their respective Panchyat halqas.
Speaking on the occasion, Gyurment Drojey said that with the functioning of Block Office of Sheep Department in Chushot block, the schemes and medicare facilities of Sheep Department will improve in days to come and urged upon the farmers of Chushot belt to increase their Sheep/Goat population.
Ghulam Abass Abadi and DSHO, Dr Mohd Sharif also expressed their views on the occasion.
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