Leh, April 30 (Scoop News)- Simrandeep Singh, IAS, today took over as Deputy Commissioner, Leh and Chief Executive Officer of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh. He took over the charge from Tsering Angchok who has been transferred and posted as Director Handlooms, J&K after giving 3 years successful tenure as DC for his home district.
Simrandeep Singh, 2008 IAS batch was serving as Additional Secretary, General Administrative Department before taking the charge of Deputy Commissioner Leh.
Meanwhile the Executive Councilor for Tourism Gyurmet Dorjey today convened a meeting of all stakeholders in his office chamber.
After threadbare discussion, the meeting decided to permit expeditions on Stok Kangri without any interruption with the decision that Everester Sh. Sonam Wangyal, Incharge Indian Mountaineering Federation ( IMF) Camp, Leh will write a letter to IMF Delhi to keep a provision of Rs. 300/= from each foreign tourist out of the total Rs. 2000/- fee charged by IMF for Halqa Panchayat Stok for maintenance and cleanliness of Stok Kangri and its trekking routs. The EC Gyurment Dojrey also assured the meeting that he will also follow this case with IMF strongly.
The meeting with an unanimous consent also decided to charge Rs. 200/= from Indian tourists going for Stok Kangri expedition and fee will be collected by Panchyat Stock which will also be inclusively use on the cleanliness of Stok Kangri.
In the meeting, Gyurmet also advocated for constituting a committee of all stakeholders that will make an on spot visit of base camp and trekking routs of Stok Kangri for maintaining the cleanliness throughout the year.
The meeting also discussed about the revival and re-establishment of Ladakh Mountaineering and Adventure Camp of Leh which has been defunct since a decade and decided to convene a meeting shortly in this regard to re-establish this institute.
The meeting was attended by Councilor Stok Punchok Angchuk, A.D Tourism Sonam Dorjey, P.T Kunzang, Tourist Trade Alliance, Sarpanch Stok T. Norboo, Tashi Mutup President Hotel/Guest House Association, Nawang Tsering President Taxi Union, Leh, Wangtak Nayga President ALTOA, Tsetan Angchuk Gen. Secretary ALTOA, Tserng Norboo President Stok Phanday Tsogspa, Tsewang Norboo Nabarder Stok etc.
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