A 12 Women Crew In Ladakh Manages The LPG Plant Which The Army Depends On For Food
There is an old saying that goes like, “Behind every successful man, there is a strong woman” which has proven to be quite the case many a times. Tweak the saying a little to, ‘Behind every strong soldier, there is a hardworking woman’, and it shall be true again, for that’s exactly the case up north in Ladakh where women travel close to 20 kms through frozen ice to reach Ladakh’s only LPG bottling plant in order to help cook food for soldiers serving in the area.
Tsering Angmo from Leh is among the several women who travel in such adverse weather conditions, crossing frozen lakes and landscapes every day, to get to the LPG bottling plant, the only one in Ladakh that is the source of cooking gas for army personnel after the roads are covered in snow and the connectivity around the area is disrupted.
The 12 all women crew show up everyday braving the cold, cooking for almost 50,000 soldiers out there, ensuring that those who keep us safe in such cold, don’t go to work empty stomachs. And their commitment is probably an inspiration for all of us.
Oil & gas sector is at the forefront of championing the cause of women empowerment across India. Read how an all-women crew is running @IndianOilcl 's LPG bottling plant in Ladakh.https://t.co/95LvyBUbPn pic.twitter.com/PWd3OFwnn4
— Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (@PetroleumMin) January 31, 2021
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Hats off to women power, All women crew runs LPG plant in Ladakh sub zero temperature
Source TOI pic.twitter.com/qbMfNtSb8b— Randeep Singh (@Randeep03990528) January 31, 2021
The LPG unit is run solely by women and how. Taking care of everything from production line functions to checking the quality of seals, and even managing security, everything is operated by women crew members and every process is seamlessly carried out. It is only the job of loading and unloading of heavy materials that is carried out by men, but other than that, every task is gracefully managed by women, ultimately playing a huge role in keeping the soldiers fed and nourished.
Tsering Angmo who is part of this 12 member crew shares her experience and says, “I wake up early as I have to get my son ready before leaving. I can’t afford to miss the bus to the plant where the shift starts at 9 am. If I miss the bus, getting transport to the plant can be difficult.”
Meanwhile, Sujoy Choudhury, Executive Director at Indian Oil’s Punjab state office says, “The ease with which the ladies of our LPG plant deliver day in and day out, even in dead cold, exemplifies the power of women.” The women believe that with these efforts, they are doing their bit in serving for the country, enabling the soldiers to fight better.
