Ladakh's Lieutenant Governor announced that local body elections would occur post-ward delimitation. Two municipalities and 193 panchayats completed their five-year term in 2023. Emphasizing prompt public welfare measures' implementation, he addressed fire-related aid, fire tenders at police stations, timely employee payments, and urged swift college establishment and infrastructural development. The meeting also discussed sensitive area policing, helicopter service acceleration, and airlifting challenges in Thoise-Chandigarh-Thoise IAF flights.