MAPS OF UTs OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH

Nov. 3, 2019

The Survey General of India released maps depicting the new Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, as created on 31 October 2019.

About:

  • The new Union Territory of Ladakh consists of two districts of Kargil and Leh. The rest of the former State of Jammu and Kashmir is in the new Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir with 28 districts.

  • Out of these, Kargil district was carved out from the area of ​​Leh and Ladakh district.

  • In the map, the new Leh district includes the areas of the districts of Gilgit, Gilgit Wazarat, Chilhas and Tribal Territory of 1947, in addition to the remaining areas of Leh and Ladakh districts of 1947, after carving out the Kargil District. 

Source : The Hindu