Member of Parliament from Ladakh, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, Friday called on Railway Minister, Piyush Goyal, here in Delhi and demanded a 51-kilomtere inner railway line connecting Leh with Upshi.
During the interaction, Namgyal raised the issue of limitedtransport connectivity to Ladakh region. “It is especially problematic in thewinter since the roads are closed,” he informed the Railway Minister.
Emphasising on taking up the inner Leh-Upshi railway line asa priority, he said, “It will strongly help in boosting tourism, employment andeconomy of the area along with the facility for troops and ammunition transportfor Army.”
The Member Parliament also urged Goyal to fast track theBilaspur-Manali-Leh railway line and declare it as a National porject.
Namgyal also talked about the scope of extending the surveyof the railway line from Leh to Beama via Leh-Phay-Khalsi-Skurbuchan-Beama andincluding it in the blue book of 2019-20.
He also suggested that the inner trains need to besolar-powered to ensure ecological sustainability and preservation of glaciers.