Archive · 17 Jun 2025
Finance Minister Inspects Telescope Site, Pays Tribute in Ladakh
The Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, visited Ladakh to see the National Large Solar Telescope project, which scientists are building to study the sun.
She also paid respects at a war memorial to honor soldiers.
Additionally, she checked out a telescope and started a project for a planetarium to teach people about space.
She met with local herders, providing them with equipment to support their work.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inspected the NLST project site near Pangong Lake in Ladakh.
Sitharaman paid homage at the Rezang La War Memorial in Chushul, near the LAC.
She visited the Himalayan Chandra Telescope at the Indian Astronomical Observatory in Hanle.
The Minister laid the foundation stone for a Mini-Planetarium and Astro Globe in Hanle.
Sitharaman interacted with pashmina goat and yak herders and distributed goat-shearing machines.
- Who
- Nirmala Sitharaman
- What
- Finance Minister visited the NLST project, war memorial, and laid the foundation stone for a planetarium.
- When
- Tuesday, June 17
- Where
- Ladakh, India
- Why
- To inspect projects, pay respects, and interact with locals.
- Project Visited
- National Large Solar Telescope (NLST)
- Location
- Pangong Lake, Ladakh
- Memorial Visited
- Rezang La War Memorial
- Planetarium Cost
- Rs 276.65 lakh
- Telescope Visited
- Himalayan Chandra Telescope
