Leh, Oct. 27, 2023: Ladakh Ecological Development Group (LEDeG), in collaboration with the Municipal Committee (MC) Leh under the Bermen Overseas Research and Development Association (BORDA) project, organized an on-site demonstration cum workshop to raise awareness about the adoption of the principles of Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle (3R) in waste management.
The focus was also on minimising the waste through Reduce, Reuse & RecycleThe 3R facility, inaugurated by President, Municipal Commit...
Leh: The advisor to the Lieutenant Governor, UT Ladakh Dr Pawan Kotwal presided over a significant review meeting focused on Bio-mining in the region, at the Civil Secretariat, Leh.
At the outset of the meeting, the Housing and Urban Development Department provided a comprehensive presentation on the procurement of a waste disposal system for the processing and disposal of remediated waste in Bombgarh, Leh.
The presentation highlighted the existing challenges at the dumpsite in Bombgar...
Leh, Sept. 06: The Comm./Secry., Tourism & Culture Department, UT Ladakh Kacho Mehboob Ali Khan presided over a meeting to discuss cleanliness of high-altitude base camps and trekking routes, and the categorization of hotels/ guest houses/lodges/resorts in the UT of Ladakh at the Civil Secretariat.
Welcoming all the officials/stakeholders to the meeting the Commissioner/Secretary emphasized on the importance of cleanliness in high-altitude base camps and along trekking routes in the UT. ...
Leh, November 9: The 2nd UT Level Apex Committee meeting was held under the Chairmanship of Advisor, Ladakh Umang Narula to oversee the implementation of Hon’ble National Green Tribunal (NGT) orders on Waste Management and other environmental issues in the Union Territory. The concerned officials presented the action taken report on the decisions taken during the 1st UT Level Apex Committee meeting.
In a detailed presentation, Member Secretary, Ladakh Pollution Control Board (LPCC), Sajad...
KARGIL, SEPTEMBER 16, 2022: Director Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department (RD&PRD) Ladakh, Tahir Hussain Zubdavi today flagged off 6 waste pickup trucks for 6 blocks that include Karsha, Taisuru, Barsoo, Pashkum, Drass, Bhimbet of Kargil district on the occasion of ‘Swachhta Hi Seva’ campaign at Kurbathang.
Assistant Commissioner Development (ACD) Kargil Ghulam Muhammad, District Panchayat Officer (DPO) Padma Angmo, Chairperson Block Development Council Barsoo Hajira Banoo, and...
KARGIL, JULY 25, 2022: Deputy Commissioner and CEO, LAHDC, Kargil, Santosh Sukhadeve today chaired a meeting at his office chamber to discuss the criteria for attaining Open Defecation Free (ODF) Plus status in the district.
Project Officer Wages (ACD) Ghulam Mohammad, Chief Education Officer Mushtaq Ahmad, Incharge Program Officer, ICDS Parveen Akhtar, District Panchayat Officer Padma Angmo attended the meeting.
Briefing the DC about the status of activities under SBM G phase II, DPO ...
Rural Dev Dept Ladakh organise with CSIR-CRRI
Leh, July 7: A training programme for road construction engineers of Ladakh was commenced today with a focus on the usage of plastic waste and locally available material in road constructions in Ladakh.
The training on advanced technologies and the use of waste plastic in road construction in cold regions has been organised by the Rural Development Department of Ladakh in collaboration with the Central Road Research Institute (CRRI), New De...
Leh, July 1: A meeting was held under the Chairmanship of the Advisor, Ladakh, Umang Narula to review the implementation of the various statutory Waste Management Rules. The concerned officials apprised the Advisor about the Action Taken Report.
In a detailed presentation, the key agendas were discussed viz. NGT Compliance; status of UT level Solid Waste Management (SWM) Policy, Strategy and Action Plan; UT level Plastic Waste Management Strategy and Action Plan; consent to establish and ...
Leh, June 07: ‘The Union Territory of Ladakh will soon have a state policy on solid waste and plastic waste management.’ This was discussed in the 4th Advisory Committee of Solid Waste Management meeting chaired by the Commissioner/Secretary, Housing & Urban Development Department, Ajeet Kumar Sahu. The meeting was held to prepare the solid waste strategy and action plan for the Union Territory including the urban as well as the rural areas.
The policy document has been drafted with a vis...
Leh, May 26: ‘The Union Territory of Ladakh will have four Bio-Medical Waste Treatment Facilities at Leh, Kargil, Nubra, and Zanskar each.’ This was shared in a review meeting chaired by the Principal Secretary, Health and Medical Education, UT Ladakh, Dr. Pawan Kotwal.
In the meeting, the Principal Secretary, Dr. Pawan Kotwal said that the scientific disposal of biomedical waste through segregation, collection, and treatment in an environmentally sound manner reduces the adverse effect o...
