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| Kargil highland to have Varsity Campus | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | May 30
You ask for anything and election season is the best time to get it. Just two days after the people of Kargil asked for a University Campus for their isolated highland plateau they have a commitment and the formal announcement is to follow soon.
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad who was on a two day tour of Ladakh region today promised the people of Kargil that they will get to hear the good news in next one week. From "good news" the Chief Minister referred to sanction of University campus in the district.
It was only two days back that the representatives of the Kargil Hill Council had asked for the University Campus. The Chief Minister, in response to the demand for a university campus in Kargil projected by the Minister for Youth Services and Sports, Haji Nissar Ali and Chief Executive Councillor, Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (Kargil), Haji Asgar Ali Karbalai, told the cheering gathering that they would soon hear good news about it. He said he had always been saying that the benefits of the expansion of university campuses in the State should also reach the districts of Kupwara and Kargil. "You do not need to wait for long. In a week's time you will hear good
news", the Chief Minister said amid thunderous applause from the audience greeting the assurance.
The Chief Minister made this promise while addressing a public meeting after inaugurating inaugurated the 200 KW high power transmitter of AIR Kargil, and laying foundation of the power house of the 44 MW Chhutak hydel power project.
The Chief Minister said that negotiations were on with the owners of some private airline companies for operating civil air service to Kargil. He hoped that this dream would be soon realized. He said in the meanwhile, the two airports of Leh and Kargil were being upgraded.
He said only last month he had invited a high level civil aviation ministry team to visit the airports in the State and inspect up-gradation work. He said the government in coordination with the Air Force had increased the frequency of flights to Kargil.
The Chief Minister welcomed the up-gradation of the AIR Kargil transmitter from 1 KW to 200 KW and said that it was an important day for the people of the district. He said with the inauguration of the high power transmitter the transmission from the station would now be heard not only in the entire Ladakh region but also in almost all the
districts of Jammu & Kashmir and the Northern Areas under Pakistan's occupation. He said the transmission hours were also now extended from 5 hours at present to 10 hours. He said for 5 hours the transmission would be in local languages while another 5 hours would be dedicated for Urdu, the State language. He said Urdu language connects the three regions of the State where people speak different languages and dialects. He assured people that the up-graded radio station would promote local culture and languages.
Azad also welcomed the assurance by the CEO, Prasar Bharati, B. S. Lalli that local news bulletin would be soon broadcast from AIR Kargil. He said this would further help the government welfare and development measures reaching the people of the region and their separated brethren across the LoC. He said the radio station was fitted with two generators of 1 MW each to augment power and ensure interruption free transmission. He said the pair of 1 MW generators was the biggest for any radio station in the country. |
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