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Secretary Amit Sharma makes maiden visit to nation’s first Green Hydrogen Mobility Projects at 11,500 feet in Ladakh

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Leh:- The Secretary of IT, Transport, Rural Development, S&T, DMRRR, and MD of SIDCO, UT Ladakh, Amit Sharma today visited and inspected the ongoing works at nation’s first Green Hydrogen Mobility Projects in Ladakh at Palam area of Leh.

Secretary Amit Sharma, who is keenly driving this Project in Ladakh over the last one year, especially relating to production of Green Hydrogen and pushing five Hydrogen Cell Fuel Buses on the roads of Ladakh through Dispensing Unit located here, fixed timelines for completion of all works, including getting requisite NOCs, completion of BT of approach road to this Plant, etc in presence of relevant officers of the UT and NTPC team.

The Head Engineer of NTPC Ladakh, who have been assigned this prestigious project, informed the visiting Secretary Amit Sharma about the novel design and structure of the Green Hydrogen Mobility Project and the contribution it is making towards making Ladakh as first Carbon Neutral region of the nation.

Secretary Amit Sharma, in the presence of DM Leh Santosh Sukhadeve and CE PWD Mutalib, held detailed deliberations over facilitating formal inauguration of this unique Plant and took an overview about the design and structure of the Project. He also visited all areas of the Plant and construction sites to oversee the advancement of this novel Project.

Amit emphasised that NTPC team should initiate the process of bottling medical Oxygen which comes as a residual from H2O molecule, when they extract Hydrogen at this Plant so that the same can be handed over to tourists and visitors in Ladakh as a goodwill gesture of Administration because of less oxygen levels here due to extreme height of around 12,000 feet.

Before culmination of the visit, Secretary Transport / Science & Technology, Ladakh Amit Sharma directed the officials to expedite the completion of this ongoing Project within shortest possible time and ensure its timely completion and formal inauguration so that it can add another feather in the cap of nation as a lead scientific achievement.

The Secretary was accompanied by the District Magistrate, Leh, Chief Engineer of PWD, Ladakh, Engineers of the respective departments and the team of National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC).

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