Leh/Udhampur, September 02 (Scoop News) -The Ladakh region witnessed, for the first time in recorded history, unprecedented rains on night 4/5 August and 5/6 August 2010. While annual average rainfall in Ladakh region is approx 90mm, whereas, on the fateful night, Leh received 250mm rains in just an hour. Due to the nature of the terrain which lacks vegetation, it triggered mudslides, flash floods and landslides gushing down from the mountains onto Leh town and villages, including Leh garrison, leading to large scale destruction and loss of lives. The cloudburst spread over a period of two nights severely paralyzed life and caused large s....

Leh –Ladakh (J&K), September 01 (Scoop News) – The President, s Pratibha Singh Patil today visited Solar Colony Choglamsar (Leh), where the flood victims are being rehabilitated. She interacted with the flood hit people and enquired about the relief and rehabilitation measures. The President was accompanied by Governor, N N Vohra, Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, Union New and Renewable Energy Minister, Dr. Farooq Abdullah and the Chief of the Army Staff, General VK Singh. The Deputy Chief Minister, Tara Chand, Tourism Minister, Nawang Rigzin Jora, Consumer Affairs & Public Distribution Minister Qamar Ali Akh....

Leh/Srinagar August 3 Srinagar, August 31 (Scoop News) – 1 - Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has already sanctioned Rs 125 crore under Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund for rehabilitation of cloudburst and flood affected people in Ladakh region. The High Level Empowered Committee constituted to monitor the implementation of the Prime Minister’s package met here on Monday under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary, S.S. Kapur and approved 202 damaged cases of Leh district for which the first installment of 50% proposed amount has been transferred into their accounts. The committee also approved 250 fully dama....

Kargil, August 30 (Scoop News) – Assuring adequate measures at the State Government level to rehabilitate flood affected families, Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Monday said that government has already put in place a multi pronged strategy in this direction. The Chief Minister as a part of his programme to visit all areas hit by floods and rains claiming human lives and causing damage to the property and standing crops, today visited Kargil and had aerial survey of inaccessible areas affected by floods. Omar visited Shakar, Chiktan, Henkiats, Mulbaigh, Wakha, Kachi and Burti Bazaar. The Chief Minister has already....

Leh/Srinagar,August 28 (Scoop News) -After visiting several flood affected villages in Leh district, the Governor, N. N. Vohra, held a meeting with the Deputy Commissioner, Leh, T. Angchok and the officers of the Departments of Agriculture and Command Area Development and the Scientists of the SKUAST-K, here yesterday to launch urgent measures for the rehabilitation of all farm activities. The Governor stressed the urgent need for preparation of pragmatic area-wise time-bound action plans for the full restoration of the agriculture, horticulture, forestry, animal and sheep husbandry sectors. It is necessary, he observed, that scienti....

Leh/Srinagar,August 27 (Scoop News) -The Governor, N. N. Vohra, today in a meeting with the Chairman, Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council and T. Angchok, Deputy Commissioner, Leh, announced that the Mata Vaishno Devi ne Board shall provide 5,000 heavy quilts for distribution among the needy flood-affected population of Leh district. The Governor made this gesture on the conclusion of his 3-day visit to Leh district. The Governor, who is also the Chairman of Mata Vaishno Devi ne Board, has asked R. K. Goyal, Chief Executive Officer of the Board, who had accompanied him to Leh, to arrange the required supply o....

Leh,August 27 (Scoop News) -The Governor, N. N. Vohra, undertook an extensive 8-hour visit of the flood hit interior areas of Phyang, Taru, Ney, Nimu and Bazgo of Leh district and had an on-the-spot appraisal of the loss of life and property and the relief and rehabilitation measures underway. The Governor met the flood sufferers at all these places and heard from them about the losses they have suffered of their houses, livestock, agricultural and horticultural lands, irrigation kuhls, drinking water and power supply, roads and telecommunication links and other public utilities. They also submitted Memoranda to the Governor, which l....

Leh,August 26 (Scoop News) - The Governor, N. N. Vohra, visited the severely flood affected area of Choglamsar and interacted with calamity-hit people in the Relief Camps at Tashi Gatsal and Himank, here last evening. The Governor was briefed by Chhering Dorje, Chief Executive Councillor of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, LEH, T. Angchok, Deputy Commissioner, Leh, Councillor of the area, Jigmet Namgyal, and other officers of the District Administration about the loss of human life and property due to the devastating flash floods in Choglamsar. The Governor went around both the Relief Camps and interacted with the fl....

Leh (Ladakh), August 25 (Scoop News) - The Governor, . N. N. Vohra, immediately after reaching Leh today, held a meeting with the senior District Officers to take stock of the loss of life and property due to flash floods and the status of relief and rehabilitation measures launched for the affected persons. The Governor was briefed by. T. Angchok, Deputy Commissioner, Leh, about the immediate measures taken for the restoration of public utility services like drinking water and power supply, healthcare services, road connectivity, telecommunication, irrigation infrastructure, availability of essential commodities, other required rehabilita....

Kargil/Batalik,August 25 (Scoop News) - Minister for Consumers Affairs and Public Distribution and Transport, Qamar Ali Akhoon has said that rehabilitation of flood hit people and reconstruction of the damaged infrastructure in Ladakh region is priority of the government. This was stated by the Minister during his tour to the flood affected areas of Batalik in Kargil district. The Minister took stock of damaged property and crop losses in Lalong, Salmo, Batalik, Cholichan, Gargardo, Darchak, Garkone and other areas. Akhoon directed the accompanying officers for immediate restoration of water supply schemes, lin....