ThegovernmentoftheUnionTerritoryofLadakhhasdesignateda1073squarekilometreregioninLadakhsHanleasIndiasfirstdarkskyreservewhichwillbeknownastheHanleDarkSkyReserveHDSRInagazettenotificationissuedbytheUTsWildlifeDepartmenttheUThasidentifiedthisregioncoveringaclusterofsixhamletsoftheHanlerevenuerangeBhokKhuldoShadoPungukNagaandTibetanRefugeehabitationsareamongthesehamletsAboutLadakhUnionterritory31October2019