The First Tibetan Village Dungti Near LAC in Ladakh gets electricity by GHE
The lesser-known Tibetan village of Dungti lies on Zero Border near the LAC bordering India and China on the Nyoma - Demchok circuit in Ladakh. In 1962, around 30 Tibetans families migrated to Ladakh and got settled in Dungti to form a TR (Tibetan refuge) village of Ladakh. These Tibetans are pashmina herders, and their only livelihood is through selling fine quality Pashmina wool to the market. The villagers have also been guarding the Indian border for decades from any foreign elements, the village till date has had no electricity and have been living in darkness for almost half a century since 1962. There are also only 3 toilets in the village and requires development on many fronts.
But this all changed on the night of 4 February 2021. A Local GHE team of Engineers comprising of men and women took 3 days, in the freezing temperature of -25 Degrees Celsius, to bring life and hope to one the most 51 households of this Tibetan village of Ladakh. Global Himalayan Expedition (GHE), that has electrified more than 100 village hamlets in Ladakh for over 8 years brought Solar based DC electricity to the village of Dungti through the help of their CSR Supporters. Every House received a solar Nano grid with 3 LED lights and 2 LED Batons along with USB charging facilities making it a 8.6KW setup for the whole of village. There were 10 Solar LED Street Light that were setup in the village to allow for community lighting and also making the presence of the village felt on the Indo China Border.
Among the team that electrified the village, there were 2 Ladakh women engineers that were trained by Global Himalayan Expedition (GHE). These two women engineers have been instrumental in providing electricity to more than 50 villages while working with GHE over the last 5 years.
The Electrification of the TR Village Dungti becomes important as it brings development to the border area villages that need constant development to help boost the security of India as well as provide the residents with facilities so that they don’t migrate to towns. With the Ladakh now a Union Territory the thrust towards development of border areas will be a major task at hand.
“GHE has been focusing on development of remote villages in leh, Kargil and Zanskar for past 7 - 8 years. With the development coming into most of the areas and villages getting connected, it is important to also focus on TR villages as well as villages that use Diesel generator and provide them with clean electricity in coordination with CSR support and UT Ladakh administration” Said Jaideep Bansal, Chief operating Officer, Global Himalayan Expedition.
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