Ladakh administration asks activist Sonam Wangchuk’s wife to stop ‘unauthorised activities’ at their Leh school

Srinagar The Ladakh administration on Tuesday (November 3, 2026) asked the Himalayan Institute of Alternatives, Ladakh’s (HIAL) Desert Flower School, run by activist Sonam Wangchuk’s wife, “to stop unauthorised activities of the school”, citing the matter pertaining to the allotment of land as “sub judice”. Meanwhile, Mr. Wangchuk extends support to people of Arunachal Pradesh resisting the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project. “Desert Flower School of the HIAL Ecosystem has commenced functioning of the school without necessary clearance/approval from the competent authority. The administration asks HIAL to strictly maintain the status quo and avoid causing any prejudice to the case pending before the High Court of J&K and Ladakh,” said a spokesman of the L-G administration.