Leh, Apr 18: The University of Ladakh, in collaboration with the Hydrocarbon Sector Skill Council (HSSC), organised a two-day Workshop on Energy Transition and Green Hydrogen.
Amit Sharma, Secretary IT, Transport, Rural Development, S&T, DMRRR and MD, SIDCO in UT Ladakh was the Chief Guest and Prof SK. Mehta, VC UOL, S. K. Bose-CEO, HSSC, Dr G S Kapoor, Advisor, GAIL, Dr Suhas Deshmukh, Director NCVET, New Delhi were special guests.
On the occasion, S K Bose CEO, HSSC explained why Ladakh is an ideal place for Green Hydrogen Mission.
VC, UoL Prof S K Mehta threw light on the two-days workshop. He said that green hydrogen is the “fuel of the future”. He also stated that the University of Ladakh will start various skill course in this sector. He also congratulated the HSSC for pushing this agenda at the fore front.
Secretary Amit Sharma shared his perspectives on making Ladakh, first Carbon-Neutral state/UT of the nation and the importance of this Workshop in achieving that goal. He explained the strategical importance of Ladakh and how Ladakh has proved its importance to the world with its special initiatives in this behalf.
Amit also explained the role of SIDCO Ladakh in mitigating the constant threat caused to environment due to air pollution and lead taken to negate its effect by running maximum electric vehicles within a short span of time, in both the districts of the UT. He delightfully announced that soon, there shall be five hydrogen-fuel cell buses which shall be moving, as public conveyance, on the roads of Ladakh, and it shall be first such initiative in the nation as a part of National Green Hydrogen Mission. He also talked about the various developments in Ladakh after it has become a Union territory. His address mainly focused on the technological revolutions, citing the examples of e-Office and e-freight carriers, soon to be introduced here which shall be game changers.