Executive Councillor for Agriculture and Health Zakir Hussain took stock of people's grievances and reviewed the status of development works being executed in Lotchum Block on December 23 at Council Secretariat.

Kacho Muhammad Feroz, Councillor Pashkum, Executive Engineer, Power Development Department (PDD) Kargil, Divisional Engineer BSNL, Kargil, Lambardars of Skamboo, Darket, Nunamchay and Lotchum besides the Sarpanches and Panches were present in the meeting. 

Councillor Pashkum, Lambardars and Sarpanches raised their demands and problems which mainly pertained to PDD infrastructure and improvement of existing BSNL telecommunication services in the area.    

The public representatives requested EC for initiating immediate steps for the repair of the BSNL tower at Skamboo village beside shifting the electric line from the snowbound sliding areas to the spots along the road. 

Zakir Hussain assured the representatives that all their genuine concerns will be looked into and taken up with the concerned authorities for early redressal. 

The Divisional Engineer BSNL Kargil was directed to restore the mobile tower at Skamboo at the earliest and fixed the deadline of 24 December 2018 to accomplish the same. Also, Executive Engineer, PDD was asked to start work on the shifting of electric lines from the present snow bound sliding areas of Tarchoks Bridge to Darket Rongdo Nunamchay along the roadside by March next year.

He reiterated that the Hill Council Kargil is fully committed to the welfare of the people of the district and various welfare and development schemes of the Central and State Government are being effectively implemented for uplifting the socio-economic conditions of the people.