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Zanskar Sani Hospital Solar Power Pack Installation
- 1. Solar Power Pack Installation, the silk route in 12 days…
- 2. Date: 25-05-2008. Camera purchase in Delhi for recording this project
- 3. Route UP: Auroville Delhi Manali Leh Kargil Zanskar Down: Zanskar (Jos treked to manali) kargil Srinagar Jammu Delhi Auroville
- 4. Date: 11-06-2008. Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Delhi 5am departure for Manali with equipment by Jeep not Tonga
- 5. Jammed and breathing diesel near Delhi
- 6. Stopped by red-tape. We have system papers but the driver doesn’t have permit for interstate taxi operation. Rs.3000 fine !!!
- 7. One of many tea stops. Jos has consumed some suspicious sweets.
- 8. Date: 12-06-2008. Night halt was in Manali and departure 12th morning.
- 9. Near Manali, Rishi’s camera captures all the beauty…
- 10. … on closer look with the new camera we see the tourist traffic jammed most probably all the way back to Manali.
- 11. More kms. more jams New camera stops functioning!!
- 12. Halt at police check posts
- 13. Local road repair crews. Beyond this point no local people were used by BRO
- 14. Ladhakian driver. Hardly ate. Lived on tambaccoo.
- 15. Date: 12-06-2008. Nearing the Rhotang pass at 13000 +feet
- 16. Still nearing the Rhotang pass at 13000 +feet
- 17. Tourist spot !!! Lays, pepsi … Rhotang pass at 13000 +feet
- 18. Sledge rides, Yak rides, Slide rides on tubes at 13000 ft. !!!
- 19. We are happy anyway
- 20. Jos continues to consume …border-line bananas.
- 21. Amazing lone lady rider
- 22. No let-up on the bouncing
- 25. Army everywhere
- 26. BRO crew. Most probably from Haryana or MP. Security reasons?
- 28. SWH
- 30. Left to right: Beenu, Hemant, Jos, Rishi
- 37. We managed this crossing easy but got stuck in deep sludge next morning along with the Hyundai car and had to be pulled out by a passing van.
- 39. But Jos would not allow them to be thrown out.
- 41. Breather
- 44. Date: 13-06-2008. Jos… and a toilet roll. Rishi sleeping inside >>>
- 46. Jos…
- 47. Date: 13-06-2008. Relief !! With night halt in Leh. Outside Naro hotel !! >>>>>>
- 48. Date: 14-06-2008. Leh to kargil road. <<<<< Green oasis
- 50. Lamayaru monastry, Leh – Kargil road.
- 52. Solar powered Prashar Bharathi
- 54. Bananas gone
- 55. Green oasis in mountain desert.
- 57. Date: 15-06-2008. Kargil to Zanskar road.
- 60. Panikhar Glacier covered with mud
- 61. Jos… working hard despite his stomach
- 62. Scanning for the safest road-line to follow
- 64. 4400mts tea stop
- 65. Bumpty-bump all the way. (click below for movie)
- 67. Same place last year
- 69. Date: 15-06-2008. 4pm. The Sani hospital !!!
- 70. Date: 16-06-2008. The wall.
- 71. The crew
- 73. The Cowboy and Red-indian
- 75. Local handiwork
- 78. Mixed dal and rice. Yummy lunch…
- 79. The chef and kitchen
- 80. End of installation day one
- 81. First day work done
- 82. Constant dust keeps their nose runny and eyes red
- 83. Rainbow
- 84. Padam hotel. Luxury in Zanskar.
- 85. Nadeem joins us on second work day. Date: 17-06-2008
- 86. Toasted
- 88. Use conciously , or else…
- 89. “ Do not touch”
- 90. Done! In less than half the estimated time.
- 93. Date: 17-06-2008. Picture Perfect.
- 94. On to Lamdon school to check last years installation.
- 95. Checking system condition, Lamdon school.
- 96. Same place last year
- 98. Same place last year
- 99. Principals room.
- 101. Date:18-06-2008. On to Reru. 2 hours drive from Padam.
- 102. Bardan monastry and local yak transport
- 103. Recreation room. Reru school.
- 104. Invertors exchanged to solve tripping problems. Reru school
- 105. Date: 19-06-2008. Heading back home to Auroville…
- 106. Via Srinagar by bus.
- 107. Rishi enjoying not being bounced around. Date: 20-06-2008. Srinagar
- 108. Date: 23-06-2008. Chennai camera service center. New camera suddenly starts functioning again!!