Minister for Finance and Ladakh Affairs, Abdul Rahim Rather, today called for completing 100% winter stocking in Leh and Kargil districts well before the Srinagar-Leh Highway gets closed for winter. He said targets fixed for building sufficient stocks of foodgrains, essential commodities, petroleum products and key construction materials should be completed in full before mid-October this year so that people of the Ladakh region are not put to any hardships. Speaking at a high-level meeting convened here today to review pace of winter stocking in twin border districts of Leh and Kargil, Rather urged the need for stocking of essential commodities in far- flung areas like Sanko, Panikhar, Nobra etc which remain land locked and cut-off from the district headquarters during the harsh winter. Rather called for coordinated efforts of all the concerned departments to complete winter stocking as per the targeted schedule. The Minister for Urban Development and Urban Local Bodies, Nawang Rigzin Jora, Advisor to Chief Minister Qamar Ali Akhoon, Minister of State for Science and Technology Feroz Khan and representative of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils Leh and Kargil were also present in the meeting. The Finance Minister also asked the concerned authorities of Beacon, BRO and Traffic authorities to remain in state of readiness and try to keep the Srinagar-Leh Highway open as long as possible and till ending November if possible subject to weather conditions.
Posted on: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 03:36:32 +0000
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