Amid Protests For Statehood, Ladakh Gets 5 New Districts
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has announced the creation of five new districts in Ladakh: Zanskar, Drass, Sham, Nubra, and Changthang.
Currently, Ladakh has two districts, Leh and Kargil, and faces challenges due to its large area, difficult terrain, and low population density.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has given in-principle approval for the new districts and requested the Ladakh administration to form a committee to manage details such as boundaries and infrastructure.
The Ladakh administration is to submit a report on the formation of the new districts to the MHA within three months.
Meanwhile, Ladakh residents have been demanding statehood for a while now. Ladakh became a Union Territory on August 5, 2019, following the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir and the reading down of Article 370. Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk who had earlier gone on a hunger strike demanding the implementation of the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution in Ladakh, has announced a similar protest again.
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