Leh, Oct 16 (NVI): The Ladakh administration on Friday notified the creation of Sankoo as a new district, with its headquarters at Sankoo, according to an official notification.
The notification, issued by the Revenue Department under Section 5 of the Jammu and Kashmir Land Revenue Act, 1996, through S.O. 284 dated October 16, 2026, formally establishes the new district.
The newly created Sankoo district will comprise four tehsils — Sankoo, GM Pore, TSG and Taisuru — along with their respective revenue villages, the notification stated.
With the creation of the new district, the jurisdiction of Kargil district has been modified, with the four tehsils and their respective revenue villages being excluded from its territorial limits and brought under the newly constituted Sankoo district.
The notification marks an administrative reorganisation of the Kargil region, with Sankoo becoming a separate district in the Union Territory of Ladakh.—(NVI)
