LG Saxena sets target of 4 lakh Pashmina goats during Ladakh Advisory Council’s maiden meeting

Kargil, Oct 13: In a major push to boost Ladakh’s high-altitude economy and protect its pastoral livelihoods, Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena chaired a landmark meeting of the Ladakh Advisory Council, outlining an ambitious roadmap to increase the population of indigenous Pashmina goats to four lakh. The first meeting of Ladakh’s Advisory Council, focussed on water security, glacier protection, agricultural sustainability, local employment and the development of key economic sectors. The meeting also reviewed tourism promotion, heritage conservation, sea buckthorn production, major…