Ravinder Kumar, Secretary, Agriculture/Horticulture Department UT Ladakh convened a meeting on April 2 to discuss the Ladakh Green House Project and its tendering process for effective and timely implementation in UT Ladakh.
 
He asked the officers to flout the tenders block-wise and asked to complete the project this year. He further informed that at the district level, block-wise tendering will be done as per the terms and conditions. 
 
For tendering process, he asked DC, Leh, to form a committee that will comprise members from different departments. Also, he asked to form a monitoring committee that will monitor & inspect the project. 
 
Ravinder Kumar also informed that these greenhouses will be set up in all major areas and the dependency for airlifting food to Ladakh will be substantially reduced once the produce starts coming before winters. 
 
Keeping in view the heavy snowfall in Kargil, the Chief Agriculture Officer, Kargil requested the Secretary to change the design of the greenhouse as per the requirement of the area. Director, DIHAR was asked to send a team to Kargil to decide on the design. The officers were asked to ensure the quality of greenhouses and to complete it before July 2021.