SRINAGAR: N.N. Vohra, Governor, Friday, inaugurated the Ladakh International Centre (LIC) at Leh. This Centre has been conceived and established by Ambassador P. Stobdan, an eminent scholar and diplomat who belongs to Ladakh, with the objective of providing a platform for holding conferences, seminars, dialogues, workshops, exhibitions, informal discussions and researches on various important issues of national and regional importance.
The Governor went round the Centre and visited the conference room, reception area, accommodation facilities for the visiting scholars, and the garden.
Lauding Ambassador Stobdans initiative in establishing the LIC, the Governor hoped that many eminent scholars and scientists from across India and foreign countries would gather here to discuss socio-cultural, developmental, environmental, national and regional security issues for the betterment and progress of Ladakh in all spheres.
The Governor said that Ladakh offers a most wonderful opportunity to all visitors and tourists to gain firsthand experience of the centuries old Buddhist culture and traditions, border and adventure tourism along with the added attraction of the unique topographical features of the region. He said that, to host the continuously increasing influx of tourists and changing trends, there is need for building aesthetic tourism infrastructure in Ladakh.
The Governor appreciated the decision of the Ladakh Administration to relax the Inner Line Permit System and said that this measure would go a long way in boosting tourism in Ladakh. He also urged the Chairman and Councilors of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council to develop world class infrastructure including all weather road connectivity in the entire region.
The Governor further said that the Centre could play a major role in providing a platform to the think tanks from across the world to chalk out strategies for saving the fragile ecology of the Himalayan region from the impact of the global climate change phenomenon.
Nawang Rigzin Jora, Minister for Urban Development and Urban Local Bodies, Lt. Gen Rakesh Sharma, GOC 14 Corps; Rigzin Spalbar, Chief executive Councillor, Leh; Sonam Dorjey, Executive Councillor, Agriculture; Jurnet Dorjey, Executive Councillor, Animal Husbandry; Mohd. Shafi Lasu, Executive Councillor, Tourism, C. Phunsong, former Chief Secretary, J&K; Ambassador P. Stobdan; Simrandeep Singh, Deputy Commissioner, Leh, Dr. Sunil Gupta, SSP, Leh, were among those present on the occasion.
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