Delegations from Sarhad Pune, Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, Basgo village call on Hon’ble Lt Governor, Brig (Dr) BD Mishra (Retd).

Leh, Sep 08, 2023: A delegation comprising members of Sarhad Pune led by its Technical Director, Shri Vasant Gokhale, called on the Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Brigadier (Dr) BD Mishra (Retd), at Raj Niwas.
Shri Gokhale apprised the HLG of the upcoming Kargil International Marathon, organised by Sarhad, Pune in association with Ladakh Police, Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil and District Administration, Kargil, to be held on September 18 and 19 in Kargil. He informed about Sarhad Pune’s association with the Kargil International Marathon and requested the HLG to attend the event as the chief guest.
The HLG commended their contribution towards organising the marathon in Kargil and assured of all possible assistance.
A delegation from the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile comprising Member of Parliament, Shri Dawa Tsering; Member of Parliament, Shri Tenpa Yangphel; Member of Parliament, Smt Yeshi Dolma; President, Local Tibetan Assembly, Shri Dhundup Tsering and Officiating Community Representative Officer (CRO), Shri Karma Sonam called on the HLG at Raj Niwas.
The delegates apprised the HLG of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, the democratically elected leaders in exile and the representatives of over six million Tibetans- both within Tibet and in exile. They informed the HLG that the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile has 45 Members of Parliament in various countries who are working for the benefit of the Tibetans across the world.
The HLG commended the Member of Parliaments of Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile for their initiatives for the benefit of Tibetans. He informed them of the assistance provided by the UT Administration, LAHDC Leh and PRI members for the development of the Tibetan communities residing in Ladakh.
A delegation from Basgo village led by Chairperson, Block Development Council, Nimoo Smt Rigzin Chorol, called on the HLG at Raj Niwas. Secretary, PWD, Ladakh, Shri Micheal D Souza, IAS and Chief Engineer, PWD, Ladakh, Shri Tashi Chombel were present in the meeting.
Smt Chorol apprised the HLG of the delay in the construction of the bridge at Basgo village and requested for his intervention in the early completion of the work. Chief Engineer, PWD, Ladakh Shri Tashi Chombel informed the HLG about the status of the remaining work of the bridge. He informed that the existing bridge was submerged during the construction of the dam for the Nimoo-Basgo Hydel Project by NHPC. He further informed the HLG about the assurance given by NHPC to construct a new bridge for which they had sanctioned Rs 8 crores. He said that the allocation of extra funds is needed to complete the remaining work of the bridge and the revised Administrative Approval (AA) needs to be accorded so that the contractor can start work on the bridge.
Smt Chorol further informed HLG about the exclusion of the new work plan proposed by them in the State Sector Plan.
The HLG directed Secretary, PWD, Shri Micheal D’Souza to issue the Administrative Approval in this regard to expedite the completion of the remaining work on the bridge. He also instructed that the inflation in the detailed project report (DPR) for the construction of the bridge should be within the prescribed limit.
The HLG asked Smt Chorol to meet Secretary, Rural Development Department, Shri Amit Sharma and discuss the case with him in detail so that necessary actions could be taken in this regard.