Leh [India], July 13 (ANI): Minister of Information and Broadcasting and Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Anurag Thakur is in Leh-Ladakh area the place he stated that the federal government is working to develop villages close to the India-China border by enhacing broadcasting and community connectivity in these areas.
Anurag Thakur is on a three-day go to to Leh-Ladakh beneath the Vibrant Village Program. During his go to, he spent the night time within the village of Karzok, positioned 211 kilometres from Leh and close to the India-China border.
Expressing the federal government’s dedication to creating villages positioned close to the India-China border, the Union Minister stated, “The government is actively working to improve broadcasting and network connectivity in the areas along the India-China border”.
He introduced that the “residents of remote areas along the India-China border would soon receive Doordarshan Free Dish connections. The government is also working expeditiously to improve mobile connectivity in these areas”.
Notably, the federal government had proposed to distribute 150,000 free “Free Dish” connections within the villages of border areas to succeed in out to folks in distant and border areas via the DD Free Dish platform.
Further, Thakur mentioned varied points together with housing, photo voltaic vitality, consuming water, biking tracks, synthetic lakes and tourism subsidies with representatives of 32 households.
He additionally had significant discussions on a number of different points akin to border safety, street improvement, cell towers, wildlife conservation, inclusion within the Livelihoods of Livable Rural Programs and settling nomadic communities in a single place.
During the interplay with native folks, Thakur stated, “After becoming a Union Territory, several development projects have been carried out in Ladakh. People are now directly benefiting from government assistance, there is 24-hour electricity, a mega solar plant is being installed worth Rs 21,000 crore, better livelihood opportunities are emerging, and permission has been given to install 375 mobile towers in Leh.”Thakur stated that beneath the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), water provide is being offered to each family even within the distant Changthang area.
During this go to, he unveiled a number of schemes aimed toward enhancing improvement in Changthang and surrounding villages. These initiatives embrace enhancing primary infrastructure for higher connectivity and selling eco-tourism primarily based on the area’s pure magnificence.
Minister assured the villagers that the federal government will present all needed help and sources to successfully implement these schemes.
He additionally said that tourism will likely be boosted in Changthang with the federal government’s efforts.
During his go to to a residential college at an altitude of 14,000 toes, the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports additionally performed volleyball with the youth and tried his hand at desk tennis within the gentle of cellphones at night time.
Thakur stated, “The youth of Leh-Ladakh is full of talent. Before 2014, no one recognized their talent. Today, under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi, their talent is being polished. He also distributed sports equipment in Karzok and Puga”. (ANI)