CEC, Hill Council, Kargil, Feroz Ahmad Khan discussed the status of various on-going works, schemes, and other developmental activities in Kargil district during a meeting with Executive Councillors and the Deputy Commissioner/CEO, LAHDC, Kargil on February 22 at Council Secretariat.

Feroz Ahmed Khan said that before the closure of the financial year, maximum expenditure must be ensured under various works. He said that during the year 2021, there is every possibility that 60% of Kargil experiences a drought-like situation due to less snowfall this year, therefore a strategy needs to be drafted to deal with the upcoming drought and in this regard, the priority should be the identification of drought-hit areas.

Making mention of the planning process for various works, he said that the planning process needs to go through the Executive Councillors and the DC Office so that duplicity of works can be avoided.

Talking about the re-opening of the Zojila Pass, Feroz Khan said that the arrival of Kargili population coming from Jammu and the laborers coming across the country should be strictly checked and proper testing needs to be ensured because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Feroz Khan said that follow-up measures are needed to be taken regarding the evacuation of Kurbathang Plateau by the Army and the earliest disbursal of paper works should be done regarding the allocation of land to give them allotted land at Maratha Point Kurbathang and Mulbekh.

Reviewing the status of Kargil Airport, the CEC said that a team was supposed to survey Kargil Airport, which has not happened till this date, and directed the DC Kargil, Santosh Sukhadeve to take up the matter with the UT Administration.

Santosh Sukhadeve while referring to the issue of unemployment said that employment generation needs to be designed and the focus needs to be on self-employment to alter the situation. He said that Government schemes need to be implemented at the ground level with the maximum outcome.

Several issues related to the re-opening of schools were also discussed.