Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor (CEC), LAHDC, Kargil, Feroz Ahmad Khan today convened a high level meeting in connection with the celebration of Kargil-Ladakh Tourism Festival 2019.
Executive Councillor for Tourism, Er Phunsog Tashi, DeputyCommissioner and CEO, LAHDC Kargil Baseer ul Haq Choudhary, Chief ExecutiveOfficer Kargil Development Authority Ghulam Mohiuddin Wani, Assistant DirectorTourism Kargil Aga Syed Toha, President All Kargil Travel Trade Association(AKTTA) Ashraf Ali besides other concerned officers attended the meeting, anofficial handout said.
During the course of the meeting, the CEC while underliningthe importance of Kargil Ladakh Tourism Festival for promotion of tourism andrevival of culture and traditional games stressed on the concerned to gear upfor the arrangements well in time.
Detailed discussions were held on various arrangements inconnection with the festival celebrations and the dates of the festivalcelebrations at Kargil and Padum Zanskar were fixed as 21st, 22nd July 2019 and29th, 30th July 2019 respectively.
The CEC directed the concerned officers to work in acoordinated and dedicated manner to ensure foolproof and timely arrangements tomake the event a success besides to ensure wide publicity of the festival atnational and international level by means of print, electronic and socialmedia.
Meanwhile, the CEC also released the festival promo, programschedule and a documentary film on tourism in Kargil district produced by theTourism Department LAHDC Kargil.
Pertinently, the main attractions of the festivals would behorse polo and archery matches, cultural programmes, archery exhibition matchesand horse race. Ethnic food display, theatre show, exhibition and adventureactivities shall be the other attractions of the festivals.