https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Tsultrim_ChonjorTsultrim Chonjor - Revision history2026-10-21T22:21:14ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.43.6https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tsultrim_Chonjor&diff=432840&oldid=prevDipikaKashyap: Created page with '{{User sandbox}} <!-- EDIT BELOW THIS LINE --> '''Tsultrim Chonjor''' also known as Chultim Chonjor is a social worker from Stongde village in Ladakh. <ref>https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/padma-shri-for-linking-zanskar-valley-with-darcha-207477</ref>'2023-09-30T04:15:29Z<p>Created page with '{{User sandbox}} <!-- EDIT BELOW THIS LINE --> '''Tsultrim Chonjor''' also known as Chultim Chonjor is a social worker from Stongde village in <a href="/wiki/Ladakh" title="Ladakh">Ladakh</a>. <ref>https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/padma-shri-for-linking-zanskar-valley-with-darcha-207477</ref>'</p>
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'''Tsultrim Chonjor''' also known as Chultim Chonjor is an Indian social worker from stongde village in [[Ladakh]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Padma Awards 2021 announced |url=https://pib.gov.in/pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1692337 |access-date=2023-09-29 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref> The [[Government of India]] honoured Wadia in 2021, with the award of [[Padma Shri]], the fourth highest Indian civilian award for his social work.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/padma-shri-for-linking-zanskar-valley-with-darcha-207477|title=Padma Shri for linking Zanskar valley with Darcha : The Tribune India|accessdate=30 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-27 |title=Padma Awards 2021: Check full List of Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri winners |url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/padma-awards-2021-check-complete-list-of-padma-vibhushan-padma-bhushan-padma-shri-recipients-1611738076-1 |access-date=2023-09-29 |website=Jagranjosh.com}}</ref><br />
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== Social work ==<br />
From 1965 to 2000, He worked as Indian government employee in the state handicrafts department.<ref>{{Cite web |title=लद्दाख के सुलट्रिम चोंजोर ने संपत्ति बेचकर बना डाली 38 किलोमीटर सड़क, मिला पद्मश्री सम्मान |url=https://www.amarujala.com/jammu/tsultrim-chonjor-of-ladakh-built-38-km-road-by-selling-property-got-padma-shri |access-date=2023-09-29 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref> His dissatisfaction with the lack of road connectivity in the region prompted him to take action. Chonjor's social work began, when he started alone the construction of a 38-kilometer road stretch connecting Kargyak village in Ladakh's Zanskar valley to [[Darcha]] village in the tribal [[Lahaul and Spiti district]] of [[Himachal Pradesh]] via [[Shingo La|Shinku La]], in 2014 to 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Social worker Chultim Chonjor awarded Padma Shri|access-date=2023-09-29 |website=DNA India |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/video-social-worker-chultim-chonjor-awarded-padma-shri-2918997|language=en}}</ref> which cost him Rs 57 lakh of his own funds and he even sold his ancestral property to fund the road's construction. His got recognition from the [[Border Roads Organisation]], later they took responsibility for completing the road project.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tsultrim Chonjor|page=3<br />
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