Rudraprayag DM, a source of inspiration

Rudraprayag, August 6

Dr Raghav Langer, who hails from Trikutanagar in Jammu, is one among the many civil servants who are working hard towards nation building.

An MBBS graduate, Dr Langer bagged the first position in the Kashmir Administrative Services (KAS) examination in 2007. When he tried his hand at Civil Service examination in 2008, he secured the 21st position. Dr Langer was allocated the Uttarakhand cadre and is posted as District Magistrate in Rudraprayag at present.

“In the civil services, the horizon is quite broad and there is a wide nature of duties that one is able to get and one can do a lot for the needy and downtrodden. That attracted me a lot. While implementing the policies of the government one can bring in lot of positive change in the lives of people. That is what motivated me,” Dr Langer said.

In June 2013, Kedarnath town in Rudraprayag district suffered extensive destruction due to the flash floods caused by torrential rains in the state.

Dr Langer and his team worked tirelessly to manage the situation and bring life back to normalcy.

The route towards the Kedarnath temple has been restored and is witnessing a heavy footfall of pilgrims.

“In 2014, more than 50,000 pilgrims visited Kedarnath to pay obeisance. The number increased to 1.5 lakh in 2015. This year, the number of pilgrims touched 3 lakh and we are expecting it to reach between 4-5 lakh, like it was prior to the devastating floods. The government restored the area in just two-three years of the calamity,” he said.

Though Dr Langer’’s family is well settled in Uttarakhand, they are connected with their roots in Jammu and Kashmir.