KARGIL APRIL 24, 2021: Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor, LAHDC, Kargil Feroz Ahmad Khan chaired meeting of the Government Board of Kargil Renewable Energy Development Agency (KREDA) at Tourist Facilitation Centre Bemathang here today evening.

Executive Councillor for Social Welfare Aga Syed Hassan Arman Mosavi, Executive Councillor for Works Mubarak Shah Nagvi, Executive Councillor for Zanskar Affairs Er Phunsog Tashi, Executive Councillor for Health Muhammad Ali Chandan, Deputy Commissioner and CEO, LAHDC, Kargil Santosh Sukhadeve, Superintending Engineer PWD Er Ved Prakash, Executive Engineer PDD Altaf Hussain, Project Director KREDA Kacho Ahmad Khan besides other concerned officers were present in the meeting.

The main agenda of the meeting was to aware the board members about the successful projects executed by KREDA during the last couple of years, generation of revenue from these projects to LAHDC, Kargil as well as restructuring of KREDA to transform and streamline the administration besides the functioning of the agency for its better and mechanized work and policy making culture.

The meeting discussed various issues including promotion of some employees, approval for creation of posts of Accounts Officer and Assistant Engineers (AEs), stipend to affiliated employees among other relevant issues.

The meeting was informed that power presently being supplied to the grid from the 1 MW Chilong SHP and 1.5 MW Sangrah SHP and to the Drass region from 1.5 MW SHP Biaras has been an appreciative effort of KREDA.

The CEC said that the projects of KREDA funded by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy GoI, have become a major source of revenue for the LAHDC which is going to generate around 5 crore a year from all these small hydro projects. He further said the upcoming projects including SHP Matayen, SHP Khandi, SHP Raru and SHP Zunkul shall make KREDA and the LAHDC reasonably more efficient in serving the people and generating revenue and source of income in the area apart from making Ladakh carbon neutral by considerably minimizing the use of DG sets for electricity.

During deliberations on different issues in the meeting , the Solar Water Lifting Pump installed at Latoo village last year was appreciated due to which many such demands are being received from the drought prone and those areas facing water scarcity adding that the list has been prepared in this regard which shall be prioritized keeping in view the magnitude of drought and availability of funds.

Earlier, the Project Director KREDA Kacho Ahmad Khan gave a detailed presentation over achievements of the agency, ongoing and completed projects, revenue generation, and vision 2050 of the agency.

The PD, KREDA also requested the board for revalidation of funds surrendered last year under Capex Budget and also to approve the newly proposed works which was assured to be considered for timely release.