In A First, Ladakh Deploys 100 Ex-Armymen To Curb Eco Violations, Off-Roading
In a first for Ladakh, the administration has deployed 100 retired personnel from the Army, paramilitary forces and the Ladakh Scouts as part of a newly created Environment Protection Force (EPF), empowering them to patrol ecologically sensitive areas and crack down on illegal off-roading. The deployment comes days after the administration fined four tourists a…