Context: Spanglung Sapi is a hamlet with a 15 nos of households, located at a side dale of Sapi valley. It is situated 78 km Away from district head quarter “Kargil” at an elevation of 3877 mtr. ASL. The peoples are mostly farmers, herders and Gref Labours. Located in structurally disadvantage area the hamlet is […]
Read More...Project period: 3 years (July 2013 to June 2016) Project area: Zanskar Sub Division, Kargil District Donor: The Dalai Lama Trust Executive Summary / Content and goal of project: In the back drop of HH the Dalai Lama’s wish to initiate a developmental cum social intervention in Zanskar sub division of Kargil district and after […]
Read More...Duration: 2012 – 2015 Location: The project is proposed to be implemented in Leh and Kargil districts of Ladakh. Partner: ICCO Budget: Rs 264.81 lacs Context: Ladakh forms the North-Easterly region of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, bordering Himachal Pradesh to the South, China/Tibet to the East and the Baltistan region of Pakistan […]
Read More...Funding Agency: Integrated Rural Energy Project, Jammu Year of installation: 2009 The improvement of traditional water mill (locally known as Rantak) is done by improving various components of the traditional mill. But, most significant is the replacement of the traditional wooden runner with a hydraulically better-shaped metallic runner that has cup shaped blades. This increases […]
Read More...Duration: 2013 – 2015 Project goal: Sustainable Utilisation of Natural Resources for improved earnings through Value Addition & Increased Agricultural Productivity. Project Funder: The project is supported by R D Tata Trust, India Aims and Objectives: Augmentation of Income sources through Sustainable & Efficient utilisation of Indigenous Resources. Like any other mountain community, agriculture in Ladakh […]
Read More...Duration: April 2013 – December 2015 Project area: Ladakh province Partner: GIZ, MNRE, BMU, LREDA (Leh) and KREDA (Kargil). Context: The extreme living conditions for about 270,000 residents in the province Ladakh are marked by cold and arid alpine climate, and the population is exposed for more than 7 month of the year to sub-zero […]
Read More...Project period: 08/2012 – 04/2015 Project area: Leh Funding agencies: European Commission German Research Foundation Project partners: Ladakh Ecological Development Group, India (LEDeG), Bonn Asia Center (BAZ) at University of Bonn, ZEF Water Pollution and Health Initiative Context: This interdisciplinary study analyses towns facing large-scale transformation due to rapid economic growth (e.g. through tourism) against […]
Read More...This 3-year project, lasting from 2009 to 2012, was implemented by scientists and researchers from the National Institute of Humanity and Research (NIHR), Japan, in close collaboration with Ladakh Institute of Prevention (LIP) and LEDeG. The project examined how humans have adapted to high-altitude environments physiologically, ecologically and culturally. Project researchers documented the health status […]
Read More...On the 2nd of September, 2009, the 30kW capacity Udmaroo MHPU in Nubra block was jointly inaugurated by Dr. Farooq Abdullah, the Hon’ble Minister, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Govt. of India, and the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir, Jenab Omar Abdullah. Also present on the occasion were Mr. S S Kapoor, […]
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