Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Brigadier (Dr) BD Mishra (Retd) attended the launch event of the Energy Efficiency Measures in Ladakh organised by Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) in collaboration with the UT Administration and Hill Council, Leh, at Sindhu Sanskriti Kendra on March 28.

The event is a step towards making Ladakh a carbon-neutral region.

 Lieutenant Governor commended EESL’s initiatives for providing energy-efficient lighting, heating, and cooking facilities to adopt green practices to reduce carbon emissions and control pollution in the country. He stated that the introduction of zero-emission energy-efficient solutions will prove beneficial for the environment and also the existence and good health of the people of Ladakh. He also stated that energy-efficient measures will further expedite the development process in Ladakh.

He highlighted Pashmina as ‘our traditional product’ and informed about the Administration’s plan to provide zero-emission pens to the nomads to reduce the mortality rate of the kids of pashmina goats, especially during the winter when pashmina goats give birth to kids. Such initiatives are in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of making Ladakh the first carbon-neutral region in the country, he said. 

He emphasized the need to sustain our environment and the natural biodiversity so that we leave this earth in a better condition than what we had inherited from our ancestors when we depart from this earth for future generations. HLG highlighted the need to take this effort ahead.
Inverter bulbs to around eight beneficiaries from different parts of Ladakh were distributed. These bulbs are 90% energy efficient and can provide an emergency backup of four hours. 

Chief Executing Officer (CEO), EESL, Vishal Kapoor briefed about EESL’s efforts to make Ladakh a carbon-neutral region. He informed that EESL will also work closely with the local government to sensitize the public about the benefits and the need to adopt energy conservation practices and transition towards a sustainable future.

Chairman, LAHDC Leh, Advocate Tashi Gyaltson; Member of Parliament from Ladakh, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal; Executive Councillors and Councillors from LAHDC Leh; representatives of PRIs; Advisor, Umang Narula; Administrative Secretaries; Deputy Commissioner, Leh, Shrikant Balasaheb Suse; directors and officials of UT Administration and EESL were present during the event.