"Thankful To Centre": Climate Activist Sonam Wangchuk As Ladakh Gets 5 New Districts

The new districts are: Zanskar, Drass, Sham, Nubra, and Changthang.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced Monday the creation of five new districts in Ladakh, raising their number to seven in a decision welcomed by local people as fulfilment of their long-pending demand. THANK YOU @AmitShah ji and @narendramodi ji pic.twitter.com/QliNjz5N6q

The new districts are: Zanskar, Drass, Sham, Nubra, and Changthang.

However, the Leh Apex Body, which along with the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) is fighting for their four major demands including granting of statehood and extension of sixth schedule of the Constitution, said they will continue their peaceful struggle.