Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, May 29: The Minister for Finance and Ladakh Affairs, Ab. Rahim Rather today urged for coordinated efforts between the concerned departments and Border Roads Organization to build up stocks of essential commodities, food grains, petroleum products and key building materials in Ladakh region as per the realistic requirements projected by the concerned District Development Commissioners of the twin snow bound districts of Leh and Kargil. "In view of the prevailing weather forecast surprises and forthcoming Assembly Elections, should complete dumping of stocks essentially during the three months of June, July and August this year", Rather asserted.
Speaking at a high level meeting convened here on Wednesday,. Rather asked the Deputy Commissioners of Leh and Kargil Districts to contact Administrative Secretaries directly in case of any bottlenecks in smooth winter-stocking, adding that the concerned heads of the department should also approach Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir to remove any difficulty coming in the way of implementing winter-stocking plan on the ground. He directed to speed up dispatch of consignments to the region from next month.
The Minister for Urban Development and Urban Local Bodies, Nawang Rigzin Jora, Member Parliament, Leh - Kargil Constituency, Thupstan Chwang, Minister of State for Science & Technology, Feroz Ahmad Khan and Chairman, Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Rigzin Sapalbar were also present in the meeting.
Among others Administrative Secretaries of Forest, CAPD, Transport and Ladakh Affairs, I.G.P. Traffic Kashmir, Transport Commissioner, District Development Commissioner Leh, heads of various departments and Public Sector Undertakings and representatives of Army and various oil companies also attended the meeting. |
