Leh: A delegation led by the Founder of Adventure Sports Federation of Ladakh, Chamba Tsetan, called on the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Brigadier (Dr) BD Mishra (Retd), at the Lieutenant Governor’s Secretariat.
Secretary to LG, Ravinder Kumar, was present in the meeting. Chamba apprised the LG of the upcoming Pangong Frozen Lake Marathon, which is officially registered in the Guinness Book of World Records as the World’s Highest Frozen Lake Half Marathon, starting February 20, 2024.
He informed that the Marathon was launched to promote winter tourism in Changthang and also to spread the message of sustainability on a global scale.
Director – Client Engagement of C2c Organizational Development (c2c-od), Vinay Kumar informed the LG about the plan to introduce Sustainability Leadership Programme in Ladakh and also to provide skill training to Ladakhi youth.
He also informed about Sustainable Development Goals and his desire to work on an SDG in Ladakh, preferably education.
The LG appreciated Chamba and Shri Vinay for their work and assured them of all possible support in the successful conduct of the Pangong Frozen Lake Marathon. He also asked Vinay to contact Principal Secretary, Sanjiv Khirwar, for possible associations with the education department.
A delegation from Ladakh Pencak Silat Association led by its General Secretary, Shanaz Parveen called on the LG at the LG Secretariat. Secretary to LG, Ravinder Kumar, IAS, was also in the meeting.
Shanaz, on behalf of the Indian Pencak Silat Federation, requested the LG to establish Khelo India Pencak Silat’s centre at Leh and Kargil so that interested martial artists can be trained by professional coaches.
She informed about the Indian Pencak Silat Federation’s plan to conduct the 8th Pencak Silat Federation Cup 2024 for senior and junior athletes in UT Ladakh this year and requested financial support and infrastructure development along with facilities from the LG.
Shanaz requested the LG to provide a hall/space for training Pencak Silat athletes from Ladakh so that they can train for national and international events.
Appreciating the Ladakh Pencak Silat Association, the LG asked Ravinder, IAS, to look at the possible support that UT Administration can provide in organising the national-level event of Pencak Silat in Ladakh.
He also asked Shri Ravinder, IAS, to organise as many national-level tournaments in Ladakh as possible to provide exposure and platform to sportspersons from Ladakh. He further asked Ravinder, IAS, to support arranging a space for the Pencak Silat athletes to train.
Tsering Tashi called on the LG at the LG Secretariat to inform about the problem faced due to the non-delivery of a vehicle purchased by him from Jammu. Secretary to LG, Ravinder Kumar, IAS, was also in the meeting.
Tsering informed that he placed an order for the purchase of a vehicle from Shuhul Automobile, Jammu and the full payment made by him for the same.
He also informed that the showroom was closed down due to which the vehicle was not delivered to him nor was the payment refunded.
He requested the LG’s intervention in helping him with either the delivery of the vehicle or the refund of the payment made by him.
The LG asked Ravinder, IAS, to get in touch with Deputy Commissioner, Jammu and the Superintendent of Police, Jammu and coordinate with them to resolve Tsering’s issue.
