Deputy Commissioner and CEO, LAHDC, Kargil, Santosh Sukhadeve took stock of the pace of progress on the construction of lift irrigation system at Sodh area on April 23.

Superintending Engineer, PWD Kargil, Er Ved Prakash; Executive Engineer, Mechanical Division, Er Om Prakash; Executive Engineer Irrigation and Flood Control Tsering Dorjay; Project Director, KREDA Kacho Ahmad Khan besides other concerned officers accompanied the DC during the tour. 

The Deputy Commissioner while inquiring from the concerned officers about the present status of the project stressed the need to ensure completion of the remaining work to make it a sustainable water source for the people of Sodh which is facing a shortage of irrigation water. He inspected the pump house, lifting pipes, water tanks, and other components of the project. 

He said that a detailed meeting of all concerned departments and executing agencies will be convened soon to discuss the material requirements and other expenditures likely to be incurred on the first stage of the project. He also stressed devising sustainable solutions to make the long-pending project a successful one. 

While underling the need to shift the pump house to a different location as the current location is at a flood-prone area, the Deputy Commissioner asked the concerned officers to acquire the required land for the said purpose.