Feb 14, Leh Ladakh: The newly elected Chief Representative Officer (CRO) of Ladakh Sonamling Settlement, Tashi Dhondup, officially took charge of the office on 01st Feb, 2025 and thereafter paid courtesy visit to meet key officials in the Union Territory of Ladakh, including the Hon’ble Chairman/Chief Executive Councillor of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) Leh, Advocate Tashi Gyalson; Hon’ble Deputy Chairman of LAHDC Leh, Shri Tsering Angchuk; Hon’ble Executive Councillor for RDD/Tibetan Welfare, LAHDC Leh, Shri Tashi Namgyal Yakzee; Hon’ble Executive Councillor for Minority Affairs, LAHDC Leh, Shri Ghulam Mehdi; Chief Secretary/Advisor to Hon’ble Lt. Governor of Ladakh, Dr. Pawan Kotwal, (IAS); DGP Ladakh Police, Dr. S.D Singh Jamwal (IPS); District Magistrate/Deputy Commissioner/CEO LAHDC Leh, Shri Santosh Sukhadeve (IAS); Senior Superintendent of Police, Leh, Ms. Shruti Arora (IPS); SSP Traffic UT-Ladakh, Shri Altaf Ahmad Shah (IPS); Sub-Divisional Magistrate of Nyoma, Shri Tushar Anand (IAS); Director Health Services Ladakh, Dr. Tashi Thinles; President of Ladakh Buddhist Association (LBA), Shri. Cherring Dorjay Lakruk; President of Christian Association Ladakh, Shri Sonam Parvez; LBA Youth Wing President, Shri Jigmet Rafstan; Representative of All Ladakh Gonpa Association and various other esteemed officials.
CRO Tashi Dhondup briefed the officials about the Central Tibetan Administration’s (CTA) official announcement of the “Year of Compassion” in honor of the 90th birthday of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. He highlighted plans to organize various events and programs in Leh and Jangthang. The concerned officials assured their full support and cooperation in facilitating these initiatives as per the schedule.
During an official meeting with the Chief Executive Councillor of LAHDC Leh, CRO Tashi Dhondup along with Mr. Pema Sangpo, Local Tibetan Justice Commissioner, and Mr. Lobsang Nyendak, Deputy’s Speaker of Local Tibetan Ladakh Assembly expressed utmost gratitude to the LAHDC Leh for appointing a dedicated portfolio to oversee the welfare of the Tibetan community in Ladakh. Currently, this responsibility has been assigned to Shri Tashi Namgyal Yakzee, who also look after the Rural Development and Animal & Sheep Husbandry Departments of LAHDC Leh.
CRO Tashi Dhondup also called upon the Chief Secretary/Advisor to the Lt. Governor of Ladakh, seeking support for key developmental issues concerning the Tibetan community. The Chief Secretary assured his continued assistance in addressing their needs.
During all the key introductory meetings, CRO Tashi Dhondup expressed his heartfelt gratitude on behalf of the Tibetan community for the unwavering support and assistance provided by the Government of India, particularly by the Ladakh UT Administration and the LAHDC Leh towards the welfare and upliftment of the Tibetan settlements in the region. He also sought continued support towards crucial developmental initiatives including major infrastructure improvements, blacktopping of roads, land-mapping, waste management, and documentation processes, etc., for which the officials reassured that any challenges faced by Tibetan settlements would be timely addressed.
The Ladakh UT Administration, Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) Leh and various NGOs of Ladakh have always been supporting the Tibetan community in Leh as well as in Jangthang region especially towards Tibet’s causes within various capacities.
– Report filed by CRO Ladakh
