VOL News Desk/ Hon’ble Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor (CEC), LAHDC Kargil, Dr. Mohd Jaffer Akhoon, has congratulated the people of Drass and Zanskar on the creation of two new districts carved out of Kargil district and extended his warmest welcome to this development.

Though welcoming the creation of new districts, the CEC expressed strong resentment and disappointment over the exclusion of Sankoo Sub-Division and Shakar Chiktan Shargole Sub-Division from the present notification. He stated that this exclusion is deeply unfortunate and a matter that cannot be overlooked. Sankoo Sub-Division is one of the oldest, most densely populated and administratively significant sub-divisions of Kargil district, with a population size, geographic spread, and developmental needs that make it fully deserving of district status. Shakar Chiktan Shargole Sub-Division equally merits the same recognition. Their omission from the current notification is a matter of serious concern for LAHDC Kargil and the people of these regions.

He further stated that as per the notification, Kargil district, which is more populated, has 80 villages remaining, while the neighbouring Leh district has 40 villages remaining. This clearly reflects that Kargil district, given its population size and geographic expanse, genuinely deserves greater administrative attention and relief, and he urged the Government of India and the UT Administration to take note of this and address it with the same seriousness and foresight. He also raised concern over the allocation of villages among the newly created districts, stating that the inclusion of certain villages in specific districts appears arbitrary and lacks transparent administrative justification, and urged that the allocation criteria be reviewed in a fair, impartial, and need-based manner.

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The CEC has requested, with full hope and trust, that Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji, Hon’ble Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah Ji, and Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh Shri Vinai Kumar Saxena Ji will take cognisance of these long-pending and legitimate demands of the people of Sankoo Sub-Division and Shakar Chiktan Shargole Sub-Division, and ensure that a separate notification for their status as new districts is issued at the earliest. The people of these regions have waited long enough, and LAHDC Kargil stands firmly with them in this just cause.