Nyoma (Changthang), August 25: A three day long outreach program cum photo exhibition organised at Nyoma in the remote Changthang region of Ladakh by the Central Bureau of Communication (CBC), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India concluded on Friday.
The programme organised on the theme of 9 Years: Seva, Sushasan aur Garib Kalyan was aimed to apprise the people about the developmental scenario in the country and the progress made in key sectors during the last nine years.
Over the last three days, various activities were organised for community mobilisation and engagement of the local masses in order to educate them about different public welfare schemes of the government.
On the concluding day, Dr. Farnaz Kausar, Medical Officer interacted with the audience, mostly women and informed them about programs launched in the health and family welfare sector. Dr. Farnaz also talked about common health issues and their remedies.
Earlier on the first day SDM Nyoma, Sh. Jigmet Angchuk and CDPO Nyoma, Ms. Zarina Bano addressed the people. On the second day Sh. Hashim Ali, Field Assistant from Department of Agriculture delivered a lecture on organic farming and cold weather vegetable farming. He also gave a detailed presentation about agricultural schemes which are exclusively Ladakh specific.
Sh. Shahid Mohammad Lone, Field Publicity Officer, CBC thanked the Leh district administration, sub divisional administration Nyoma and the people of Nyoma for making the outreach program successful. He said that CBC is committed and duty bound to ensure that citizens are aware of their rights and responsibilities. He said the success of every program and welfare scheme depends on public awareness, and outreach programs are a way to make an informed citizenry.
