Jammu/Leh, Oct. 23 -- Ladakh administration has dissolved the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Kargil, with immediate effect following the resignation of its chief executive councillor, three executive councillors and six other councillors, amid the reorganisation of the Union Territory's administrative framework.

An order to this effect was issued late on Wednesday night by Shurbir Singh, Commissioner-Secretary, Revenue, Ladakh. The decision follows the creation of new districts, including Drass, Zanskar and Sankoo, by carving out territories from the erstwhile Kargil district.

The order - issued in accordance with the direction of Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena under the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Co...