Jammu, Oct. 16 -- Ladakh's administrative map changed again on Friday. The Union Territory carved out Sankoo as a new district, taking its tally to eight and extending the decentralisation drive it has pursued since becoming a separate UT in 2019.
The Revenue Department issued Notification S.O. 284 declaring Sankoo a district, with Sankoo town as its headquarters. It comprises four tehsils, Sankoo, GM Pore, TSG and Taisuru, along with the revenue villages listed in the notification. The jurisdiction of Kargil district has been modified to exclude these areas.
Until this year, Ladakh had only two districts, Leh and Kargil. In April, the administration created five more: Nubra, Sham, Changthang, Zanskar and Drass. Sankoo is the latest addit...