Jamyang Tsering Namgyal Welcomes Solar Power Project In Ladakh, But Says Jobs For Locals, Protection Of Ecology Must

Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, the BJP MP representing Ladakh Lok Sabha constituency, has welcomed the Rs 50,000-crore mega solar power project in the region, but made it clear that it can go ahead if jobs are reserved for the locals and can work on a land lease model.

Protecting the fragile ecology of Ladakh is of paramount importance, Namgyal said, adding the investor should also devote a part of the earnings as royalty for the locals.

Following the Centre's moves to abrogate Article 370 and create a separate Union Territory of Ladakh, there have been media reports of a Rs 50,000-crore solar power project coming up in the region.

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