India, March 20 -- A high-level delegation from the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil, led by Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor Mohd Jaffer Akhoon and Member of Parliament Mohammad Haneefa Jan, called on Union Home Minister Amit Shah here on Thursday.

The delegation, which also included Executive Councillor Zakir Hussain, submitted a memorandum seeking the operationalisation of civil flights from Kargil. The Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) leaders requested an extension of the existing runway and the establish a full-fledged civil airport to ensure connectivity, especially during the winter months when surface routes remain closed.

The delegation also pressed for district status for Sankoo and S...