To discuss different issues and demands regarding army in Ladakh and intervention of Defense Minister in the betterment of Thoise Airport, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, MP Ladakh along with Tsering Sandup, Deputy Chairman, Hill Council Leh and Tsering Angchuk, Councilor Diskit met Rajnath Singh, Defense Minister of India on December 14 in Delhi.

The delegates sought the intervention of Defense Minister in getting a good size of land from Thoise Airport Nubra for construction of Terminal Building and facilities and permission from the concern to use the airport for commercial aircraft and to allow the parking facilities by AIF for commercial flights.

Rajnath Singh assured the delegation to take up the matter with the concern at the earliest.

The delegation thanked Rajnath Singh for opening Siachen Base camp for tourists and requested to issue notification at earliest so that the tourists may be able to visit the area. 

Rajnath Singh informed the delegation that the documents are under process and assured that the notification shall also be issued soon. The delegation also requested him for opening the Thang Area in Nubra for Tourists as the area holds a good tourism potential.

The delegation also brought to the knowledge of the Defence Minister that the Porters who have died before 2014, while serving at the Siachen Glacier did not receive labour compensation, whereas the porters who died after 2014 i.e. during the reign of NDA Govt., received good amount of labour compensation and requested for considering for awarding the same amount of compensation to those porters died before 2014. 

Rajnath Singh issued a direction to the concern officers to look into the matter and submit the report.