Kargil, Dec 11: Several delegations called on the Honorable Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Brigadier (Dr) BD Mishra (Retd) at Raj Niwas on the first day of his tour to Kargil on Sunday.

Chairman/CEC, LAHDC Kargil, Dr Mohd Jaffer Akhone accompanied by Executive Councilor I&FC/ PHE, LAHDC, Kargil Kacho Mohammad Feroz, Executive Councilor, PDD/Education, LAHDC, Kargil, Zakir Hussain, Executive Councilor Social Welfare/ Agriculture, LAHDC, Kargil, Aga Syeed Mujtaba Mussavi on behalf of the people of Kargil District, welcomed the HLG and extended thanks and gratitude for his visit.

The CEC  raised various issues and grievances and presented a memorandum of demands which includes a special package to clear pending land, house, and tree compensation, extension of JJM scheme until the end of September 2024 to complete the pending JJM works, continuation of the services provided by the Jammu & Kashmir Board of School Education (JK BOSE) to private recognized/affiliated schools of district Kargil, Issue relating to Kargil Radio Station, as the post of Deputy Director General was shifted to Leh.

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Need to strengthen of AIR Kargil to counter the Radio Skardu/ Gilgit Baltistan POK, need of keeping Kargil -Srinagar road open as long as possible during winter, providing a consultant to prepare a document to make Kargil a tourist destination, need to make CCDA non lapsable keeping in view the short working season in Ladakh, restoration of Private Helicopter Service from Leh & Kargil to Zanskar, ensuring proper functioning of Directorate Offices at Kargil, posting of adequate Doctors/Consultant to District Hospital Kargil (DHK) and CHCs also, upgradation of existing Kargil civil airport Kargil on priority, extension of Kargil Civil Airport for commercial flight, sanction of honorarium/maintenance cost & fuel charge of school transport buses provided of different Schools under CAPEX, posting of Tourist Officer at Zanskar which is lying vacant since the last three years, release of sufficient funds under NDRF for permanent restoration of works damaged by Flood, enhancement of honorarium/salary in favor of the employees engaged under Rehbar-i-Khel scheme in Sports Department, creation of Head Teacher posts at Middle Schools of Kargil District which were upgraded under SSA, need of keeping Malali- Padum road open as long as possible during winter, Zanskar Manali road need to keep open throughout winter, Zojila road need to keep open till heavy snow fall, Heli service from Leh and Kargil to Zanskar and raised others issues. 

While replying to the request regarding the Special Package to clear pending land, house, and tree Compensation the HLG instructed the CEC to project the pending liabilities, so that the issue can be solved. While replying to the extension of JJM in the district, the HLG assured to take the issue with the concerned.

While replying the issue relating to Kargil Radio Station, the HLG assured that the issue will be followed up. Regarding the proper functioning of Directorate Offices at Kargil, the Hon’ble Lt. Governor of Ladakh, Brig (Dr) BD Mishra directed the concerned to setup the biometric system in the offices.

While replying the issue of release of sufficient funds under NDRF for permanent restoration of works damaged by Flood, the Hon’ble Lt. Governor of Ladakh, Brig (Dr) BD Mishra directed the concerned to look into the matter. 

While replying the issue related to continuation of the services provided by the Jammu & Kashmir Board of School Education (J&KBOSE) to private recognized/affiliated schools of district Kargil, the Hon’ble Lt. Governor of Ladakh assured to take up the issue with the concerned and assured the issue will be solved. 

While replying to the issue related to the creation of Head Teacher posts at Middle Schools of Kargil District which were upgraded under SSA, the Hon’ble Lt. Governor of Ladakh, Brig (Dr) BD Mishra directed the concerned to solve the issue by Dec 15, 2023.

While replying to the other issues the Hon’ble Lt. Governor, Brig (Dr) BD Mishra assured them the genuine demands and issues will be followed up as per norms. A delegation led by Councilor GM Pore Syed Ali also called on the Hon’ble Lt. Governor Brig (Dr) BD Mishra and shared various issues including the shortage of doctors in GM Pora hospital, upgradation of girls high school to the girl’s higher secondary school etc. The Hon’ble Lt. Governor Brig (Dr) BD Mishra directed the concerned officer to post a lady doctor at the hospital. 

The other public delegations met the Hon’ble Lt. Governor Brig (Dr) BD Mishra and raised various issues and grievances. The Hon’ble Lt. Governor assured them that their grievances will be solved as per norms. 

Earlier,  a warm welcome was accorded to the Hon’ble Lt. Governor of Ladakh, Brig (Dr) BD Mishra on his visit to Kargil district by Executive Councilor I&FC/PHE, LAHDC, Kargil, Kacho Mohammad Feroz, Executive Councilor, PDD/Education, LAHDC, Kargil, Zakir Hussain, Executive Councilor Social Welfare/Agriculture, LAHDC, Kargil Aga Syeed Mujtaba Mussavi, Deputy Commissioner/CEO, LAHDC, Kargil, Shrikant Suse, Superintendent of Police, Kargil, Anayat Ali Chowdhary, other district and police officers accorded a warm welcome to the H’LG. The HLG was accompanied by Secretary to HLG Shri Ravinder Kumar, IAS and First Lady Neelam Mishra.