On the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, Kargil observed complete shutdown, which were to continue for four days but was called off later. The four-day complete shutdown was announced by All Transport Association Kargil over UT administration’s perpetual negligence of their demand for ‘One UT, one permit’. The cab operators claimed that their vehicles were being challaned and even seized as their permits have expired and not renewed by the Administration. The cab operators of Kargil see it as a bi...
Environment
EC Tashi chairs meeting regarding Single Use Plastic in Kargil
Kargil, September 20, 2022:
Executive Councilor for RDD, Tourism and Zanskar Affairs, Er Punchok Tashi today chaired a meeting at Council Secretariat regarding Single Use Plastic in tourist areas of Kargil district initiated by Germany-based NGO, Human Family Nature Foundation (HFNF).
Executive Councilor, PWD, R&B, Mubarak Shah Naqvi, Councilor Poyen Constituency, Mohammad Amin, Councilor Baroo, Minjee, Sheikh Ghulam Mehdi, Co-Founder and CEO HFNF, Gaurang Bhatt, and other officials at...
Health dept Leh observes Int’l Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies
Leh, Sept 07: The Health Department Leh observed the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies with the theme ‘The Air We Share’ under the National Programme for Climate Change and Human Health at Government High School, Housing Colony, Leh today.
State Nodal Officer, National Programme on Climate Change and Human Health, Dr Sunil Arihar delivered community-level training for school children on air pollution and its impact on human health.
In charge Headmaster, Govt High School, Ho...
GMDC Zanskar conducts study tour for students of environmental science
VoL Desk, July 21: Department of Environmental Sciences, Govt. Model Degree College Zanskar organized one day practical cum study tour for the students of Environmental Sciences and Environment Impact Assessment Skill course.
According to the programme schedule, students were taken to Haftal Hydroelectric Project at Sani village. JE Mr. Chimba briefed the students about the history, functioning and future prospects of the project.
Later on, the students were acquainted with the working of ...
Ladakh Struggling for Existence in a Global Climate Change Scenario
Global climate change has hit hard every place on earth and humans have been failing all their efforts to either restrict it or lessen its effects. Though humans have always been active in finding alternatives to the possibilities that the earth offers. These alternatives have often their own repercussions, inviting yet other challenges to be dealt with. This is largely due to the trampling of boundaries set by nature in the guise of the contemporary yet temporary ways of life. As Vidal De L...
Revisiting NH-301 Realignment: The Paradoxes of Environment and Development
Among many things, the government of India is very keen on developing road infrastructure in UT Ladakh, this has become even more important after the escalation in tension with the country’s largest neighbour. Sharmistha Mukherjee writes in The Economic Times, “the government’s emphasis on infrastructure development in border areas after the escalation in tensions with its largest neighbour, sale of construction equipment to the Border Road Organization (BRO) has increased 50% in the first h...
BRO labourers open defecation video at River Indus gone viral
VoL Desk, April 29, 2022: Border Road Organisation (BRO) laborers are not provided basic amenities of toilet, toiletry, and sanitation, reported a page ascribed to the Aam Aadmi Party Ladakh on Facebook today.
In a clip, the Facebook page shows a number of BRO laborers ruining the sanctity of River Indus. The pollution of the River Indus is a concern to people and villages dependent on the river for farming and drinking water.
The Aam Aadmi Party page requested the BRO HQ Upshi to prov...
Paradoxes of Tourism and Environment in Ladakh
Ladakh, situated in the northernmost area of the western Indian Himalaya, between the Karakoram Range in the north and the greater Himalaya in the south consists of two districts, Leh and Kargil. It is the newest Union territory, created on October 31, 2019, after being separated from the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir following the repeal of Article 370 on August 05, 2019. The area is characterized by harsh terrain, limited resources, low accessibility, and extreme climatic conditions...
Advisor Ladakh reviews progress to eliminate single use plastic in Ladakh
Leh, December 1: Advisor Ladakh and Chairman, UT Level Special Task Force, Umang Narula chaired a meeting to review the progress made for preparation of a comprehensive plan for elimination of Single Use Plastic in Ladakh by the UT Level Special Task Force.
Advisor Narula directed all the concerned departments to prepare an integrated and holistic action plan within the prescribed deadlines in the thematic format circulated by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
Adv...
NCSK member Anjna Panwar visits Leh
Leh, Sept 27: The member of National Commission for Safai Karamchari (NCSK), Government of India, Anjna Panwar, today chaired a meeting to review the status of safai karamchari in Leh district with the concerned departmental officers and workers.
Member of NCSK, Anjna Panwar, stressed that the safai karamchari play a vital role in the Swachh Bharat vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. She impressed upon the concerned officials to fully implement various projects started by the Central...