Leh: Councillor, Chushul, Konchok Stanzin called on the Lieutenant Governor, Brigadier (Dr) BD Mishra (Retd), at Lieutenant Governor’s Secretariat.
Advisor to LG, Dr Pawan Kotwal, IAS; Principal Secretary, School Education Department, Ladakh, Sanjeev Khirwar, IAS; Commissioner Secretary, Tourism, Kacho Mehboob Ali Khan; Secretary to LG, Ravinder Kumar, IAS; Secretary, PWD, Ladakh, Micheal D Souza, IAS and Deputy Commissioner, Leh, Santosh Sukhadeve, IAS and Chief Agriculture Officer, Leh, Thinles Dawa were present in the meeting.
Stanzin apprised the LG of the damage caused to the crop in Chushul and Kargyam villages due to rainfall. He requested the LG to provide seeds for the villagers as compensation.
Stanzin also requested to provide compensation to the owner of the guest house whose building was damaged in a fire incident at Merak village.
The LG directed DC Leh to make an estimation of the damaged crop and provide assistance to the villagers. He also directed Chief Agriculture Officer, Leh, Thinles Dawa to provide seeds to the villagers before commencement of the agriculture session in May.
Dr Tsering Palmo, Medical Officer, called on the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Brigadier (Dr) BD Mishra (Retd), at the Lieutenant Governor’s Secretariat.
Advisor to LG, Dr Pawan Kotwal, IAS; Principal Secretary, School Education Department, Ladakh, Sanjeev Khirwar, IAS; Commissioner Secretary, Tourism, Kacho Mehboob Ali Khan; Secretary to LG, Ravinder Kumar, IAS; Secretary, PWD, Ladakh, Micheal D Souza, IAS; Deputy Commissioner, Leh, Santosh Sukhadeve, IAS and Director, Health Services, Ladakh, Dr Motup Dorjey were present in the meeting.
Dr Palmo informed the LG that she was recently transferred from Leh to Tangste. She also informed about her being the sole caretaker of her father-in-law and requested the LG to keep her in Leh, possibly at the Tuberculosis Centre in Leh where a post of Medical Officer is vacant.
Director, Health Services, Ladakh, Dr Motup Dorjey informed the LG that Dr Palmo has served in Leh for almost around 20 years in her 22 years of service and hence she was transferred to serve in Durbuk sub-division.
The LG stated that transfer policy for the employees cannot be amended and should be followed. He asked Dr Palmo to discuss the matter with her husband, who is also working in the Health Department, regarding her transfer.
