Leh, Nov. 19 -- The Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Kavinder Gupta, today underscored the urgent need for robust solid and liquid waste management systems in strategically sensitive and ecologically fragile zones of the Karakoram and Changthang Wildlife Sanctuaries.
Chairing the 14th meeting of the State Board for Wildlife at the LG Secretariat, the Lt Governor reviewed and cleared 16 projects of the Indian Army, Power Development Department (PDD) and BRO located within the two sanctuaries. He reiterated that while defence preparedness and infrastructure development are vital for national security in Ladakh's frontier region, they must be pursued with uncompromising adherence to environmental safeguards.
The Lt Governor stressed full compl...