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Ladakh, the international tourist destination and the crown of India standing tall in the middle of Himalayas that guards India from its enemies at two fronts, has grown bigger as the Government of India on Monday, August 26, 2024, announced to create five new districts out of existing two districts -- Leh and Kargil. Although the demarcation and official set up may take some time, the Home Minister Amit Shah posted on X (formerly Twitter) that government has decided to create five new districts in Ladakh. The new districts will be Nubra, Zanskar, Sham, Drass and Changthang. The announcement has sent waves of happiness across Ladakh. With altitude ranging from 2,550 m to 7,742 m, the Union Territory of Ladakh has a geographical area of about 59,146 square kilometers but it has only two districts Leh and Kargil. Soon, Ladakh will have seven districts with Leh being the administrative centre of UT of Ladakh. The main reason behind only two districts in Ladakh was its low population which is about 2,74,289 as per 2011 census. The geographical difficulties, with many villages being as far as over 200km from district headquarters, or taking a full day travel or more to reach district headquarter for important works, were one of the reasons behind not all people easily taking advantage of government schemes and other facilities. The officials, too, were having difficulty in visiting all these remote locations frequently. Tourism has become a major source of income for the residents of Ladakh. Splitting UT of Ladakh into five more districts will not only help in better development, but it will also help on development of tourism infrastructure. Union Minister Amit Shah posted: In pursuit of PM Shri @narendramodi Ji's vision to build a developed and prosperous Ladakh, the MHA has decided to create