Caught between vision and reality!

IN 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a bold and inspiring declaration—to make Ladakh a carbon-free region.

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With its sweeping solar potential, rugged terrain, and pristine environment, Ladakh was to be the flag-bearer of India’s clean energy transition. Yet, five years later, that vision remains more aspiration than accomplishment for many communities scattered across the vast, high-altitude deserts of this Union Territory.