Socio Political Leader Sajjad Kargili calls on Lt Governor Ladakh

Leh, August 13, 2024: Socio Political leader Sajjad Kargili called on the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Brigadier (Dr) BD Mishra (Retd), at the Lieutenant Governor’s Secretariat.

Advisor to the LG, Dr Pawan Kotwal, IAS; Principal Secretary, School Education Department, Sanjeev Khirwar, IAS; Secretary, PWD, Ladakh, Micheal D Souza, IAS; Director, Finance, Dr Safdar Ali, IRS and Director, Health and Medical Education, Dr Motup Dorjey were present in the meeting.

Kargili flagged several issues, including the sanctioning of a full-fledged Government Degree College at Sankoo; the construction of the Turtuk-Hanu Road, issues related to district hospital kargil like MRI machine and blocks of hospital building and the delimitation of the Bhimbet Constituency, etc. He suggested the implementation of an outreach programme on the lines of ‘Back to Village’ programme in Jammu & Kashmir to address issues of people residing in the remote areas of Ladakh. Kargili expressed his gratitude to the LG, Advisor and Administrative Secretaries for providing him with the opportunity to raise his concerns.

The LG directed Secretary, PWD, Michael D Souza, IAS, to expedite the construction work on the Turtuk-Hanu Road. The LG also assured that the status quo of the Sankoo College would maintained and stated that the proposal for a permanent Government Girls College would be taken up with the Government of India. He also stated that outreach programmes on the lines of the Back to Village programme would soon be initiated in Ladakh to address issues of people residing in remote areas of the region.