EC Yakzee, Councillor Lamayuru & CPWD officials call on Hon’ble Lt Governor Brig (Dr) BD Mishra.

Leh, August 03, 2023: Executive Councillor, LAHDC Leh, Shri Tashi Namgyal Yakzee and Councillor, Lamayuru, Shri Morup Dorjay, called on the Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Brigadier (Dr) BD Mishra, at Raj Niwas. Secretary to HLG, Shri Ravinder Kumar, was present in the meeting.
Shri Tashi Namgyal Yakzee informed that the work on the installation of BSNL 4G towers has started in different parts of Ladakh. He apprised HLG of the BSNL 4G towers being installed in areas where Jio 4G towers are already available and emphasised the need to prioritise and install towers in remote areas of Ladakh without any telecommunications connectivity.
Shri Morup Dorje informed HLG that the optical fibre cable (OFC) laid by BSNL from Khaltse to Batalik is defunct and requested the replacement of the OFC cables for better telecommunications connectivity.
Shri Tashi Namgyal Yakzee also apprised HLG of the attachment of teachers posted at Government schools in different villages of Changthang to other departments/schools due to which the studies of students are affected. He requested HLG’s intervention in this regard.
HLG instructed Shri Ravinder Kumar, IAS, to hold a meeting with officials from BSNL and also call the contractors to take part in the meeting to inquire about the issue raised by Shri Yakzee and Shri Morup. He also assured to look into the other issues.
A delegation comprising officials of the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) led by ADG CPWD Jammu, Shri RK Dhiman and Chief Engineer, Pradeep Gupta, called on the HLG at Raj Niwas.
Shri Dhiman and Shri Gupta informed HLG that CPWD is carrying out 70 different works in Ladakh, including the 30-bedded Hospital at Tangtse, construction of old-age homes at Leh/Kargil, upgradation and retrofitting of Primary Health Centers (PHCs), etc. Shri Gupta raised the issue faced by them in unloading/reloading materials brought by them from outside Ladakh and the need to use load carriers belonging to Ladakhis to transport the material to different parts of Ladakh. He informed that they lose a lot of time and their materials also get damaged in the process.
HLG asked Shri Gupta to find a viable solution to resolve their issue. He asked Shri Dhiman to look into the issue of seepage of water through roofs at Ladakh House in New Delhi. He instructed him to monitor and carry out waterproofing work to control the seepage of water.