Jammu, Oct. 17 -- In yet another landmark people-centric decision, Ladakh lieutenant governor, Vinai Kumar Saxena, on Friday, announced the creation of Sankoo as the eighth district of the Union territory of Ladakh, along with the creation of five new tehsils, in Ladakh, marking a big stride towards decentralising administration, strengthening grassroots democracy and bringing governance closer to the people. The creation of Sankoo district comes less than six months after the announcement of five new districts-Changthang, Drass, Nubra, Sham and Zanskar. With this, the number of districts in Ladakh has gone up to eight. Carved out of the existing Kargil district, the newly created Sankoo district is one of the most populous regions in Ladakh and will comprise the tehsils of Gound Mangal (GM) Pore, TSG and Taisuru. The decision fulfills a long-standing aspiration of the people of the region and will facilitate better administrative coordination, improve access to government services and strengthen public participation in governance. Saxena, who was in Sankoo on Friday, also attended a massive gathering to celebrate the creation of the new Sankoo district. According to officials, a large number of people gathered and expressed gratitude to the central government and the LG for fulfilling their long-standing demand for a separate district. The LG said the decision was in line with the vision of 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas' of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah. "The creation of Sankoo district fulfils a long-standing aspiration of the people of the area and marks another important step towards bringing administration closer to citizens. Our objective is to ensure that people in every part of Ladakh can access government services more easily and that the benefits of development reach every village and household. I express my sincere gratitude to the PM and Shah for their continued support towards the development of Ladakh," said Saxena. The LG also assured the gathering that the administrative requirements arising from the creation of the new district would be addressed at the earliest....