Leh, Jan. 7 -- The Chief Secretary of the Union Territory of Ladakh, Shri Ashish Kundra, today chaired a departmental review meeting of the Public Works Department (PWD) and the Mechanical Engineering Department (MED) at Leh to assess progress, challenges, and future plans related to infrastructure development in the region.

During the meeting, Shri Michael M. D'Souza, Secretary (GAD/PWD-R&B), made a detailed presentation on the functioning and performance of the PWD, highlighting ongoing and proposed works under various centrally sponsored and UT-level schemes. The presentation covered initiatives under the Central Road and Infrastructure Fund (CRIF), Status of major strategic tunnel projects, Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), S...