Changing Landscape

               This is an article by Anjuli Bhargava, that talks about the several developmental changes that occurred in Ladakh, hill district of Jammu and Kashmir. She talks about many delightful developments that had happened in Capital Leh. Mainly the paving of the main market road and forbidding the entry of vehicles. Some years ago the place was filled with garbages and filth which is now turned into a developed city which is less polluted, pedestrian-only and its far easier to stroll and navigate as you take in the quaint cafes and shops full of Tibetan, Ladakhi and Nepali curios she tells. The Ladakh Arts and Media Organisation (LAMO) actively played a role in the development activities of capital Leh. She added that as far as the economy goes there's been a surge in the tourism. The region is now dotted with high-end resorts, most of them started by outsiders in partnership with locals. The local Ladakhi artistes are finding themselves in demand as many resorts paint walls and buy art to give local flavor and color. Ladakh Sarai is a relatively popular new place owned by a local. Apricot tree in the village Nurla with unbeatable views of the Indus river is owned by a local and he is a 28-year-old Ladakhi manager who is at some stage of planning to branch out on his own by setting up a travel and trekking company.

            She concluded the article by saying that everything is not perfect. Ladakh is still struggling with amounting garbage problem and a water crisis looms large, just like many other cities in India. Also, murder, thefts, such crimes have now made inroads.