In a deep incursion,Chinese troops have entered the Indian
territory in Daulat Beg Oldi (DBO) sector in eastern Ladakh and erected a
tented post, setting the stage for a face-off with Indian troops.
A Platoon-strength contingent of China's People's Liberation Army
(PLA) came 10 km inside the Indian territory in Burthe in DBO sector,
which is at an altitude of about 17,000 feet, on the night of April 15
and established a tented post there, according to highly placed sources,
which said that a Chinese Army Platoon usually consists of around 50
men.
Troops from Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) have also established a
camp approximately 300 metres opposite the location, the sources said.
ITBP has asked for a Flag meeting with the Chinese side but there has been no response as of now, sources said.
When contacted, the spokesman of Udhampur-based Northern Command Col
Rajesh Kalia said," due to differences in perception of the Line of
Actual Control(LAC) a few face-offs take place in the eastern Ladakh
side. These are resolved amicably through existing mechanism." He
refused to elaborate.
The Ladakh Scouts, an Infantry regiment of the Indian Army and
specializing in mountain warfare, has also moved towards the area where
the situation was described as tense.
The place has not been known to have any permanent civilian population.
DBO, located in northernmost Ladakh, is an historic camp site and located on an ancient trade route connecting Ladakh to Yarkand in Xinjiang, China.
DBO, located in northernmost Ladakh, is an historic camp site and located on an ancient trade route connecting Ladakh to Yarkand in Xinjiang, China.
It lies at the easternmost point of the Karakoram Range in a cold
desert region in the far north of India, just 8 km south of the Chinese
border and 9 km northwest of the Aksai Chin LAC between China and India.
Temperature plummets as low as minus 30 degree Celsius in the winters.
Other than Siachen Glacier military base, it is India's northernmost
built-up area. The nearest inhabited town is Murgo to the south, which
has a small population of Baltis who primarily depend on apricot farming
and yak rearing.
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