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| Farooq reviews Ladakh Renewable Energy Project | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
LEH, Jan 9: Union New and Renewal Energy Minister, Dr Farooq Abdullah, today visited Leh to review the implementation of Ladakh Renewal Energy Project, a central special assistance to Leh and Kargil districts of Ladakh region under Jawahar Lal Nehru Solar Mission besides taking stock of rehabilitation of the Cloud burst victims.
Sanctioned in 2009-10, the aim of the Rs. 473 crore project is to promote renewal energy to meet the power requirements of Ladakh. Addressing an officers meeting, Dr Farooq Abdullah said that under the centrally scheme – Ladakh Renewal Energy Project, 23 mini hydro projects are coming up under three clusters. He added that the survey
and investigation of eight mini hydro projects in Shayok belt, seven in Siachen belt , five in Durbuk Block and one each in Chilling and Sumdha villages of Leh block have been completed and the preparation for Detailed Project Report (DPR) of these hydro projects is in progress.
Dr. Abdullah said that the Solar Photo Voltak Power Plant each in six blocks of the district and a total of 126 solar power plants with capacity of 1.2 Megawatt will be established in different villages and some places of defence establishments in the region. Under the project, 4500 dish cookers, solar pumps with 1kw to7 kw and PICO Hydro
Sets will also be distributed among the individuals, farmers and organisations.
Later, Dr. Farooq Abdullah visited the Solar Colony at Choglamsar, where the August 2010 cloud burst affected people of Zanak Maney are being rehabilitated, and enquired them about the availability of ration, power and water supply.
During his one-day visit, the Union Minister also inspected the SNM Hospital , Leh which was badly damaged in the cloud burst and went round different wards of the hospital and enquired the patients about the medicare being provided in the hospital.
SNM Hospital, Leh Medical Superintendent, Leh Dr P Tsering informed that eighty percent of the medical equipments have so far been restored and CT Scan is under procurement process.
Talking to media persons, Dr. Abdullah said that main objective of his visit was to review the progress of Jawahar Lal Nehru Solar Mission and rehabilitation of cloud burst affected people.
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