ITBP To Guard Dhan Singh Thapa Post Near Finger 3 Again

February 22, 2021

New Delhi: With a deal with India-China disengagement in Hot Spring, Gogra and Depsang plains, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) will guard the Dhan Singh Thapa post near Finger 3 alongside the Line of Actual Control (LAC), stated folks conscious of the matter. As the Indian Army withdraws its troops, ITBP will take over the ahead areas alongside the LAC, they stated.

“Once Army withdrawal is completed, ITBP will resume its patrolling duties and take over the forward areas,” stated a senior official, who didn’t want to be recognized. According to the settlement, fullscale patrolling can be resumed solely after the army and diplomatic talks between the 2 sides. India shares a 3,488-km border with China which runs alongside the states of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh, and the Union Territory of Ladakh. ITBP is the border guarding power on the India-China border. During the nine-month stand-off, ITBP made further deployment in all three sectors – western, japanese and center.

“We are monitoring the situation at the border and may rotate our forces in the coming days,” an ITBP official stated on situation of anonymity. The disengagement course of, began early this month, has been accomplished on each banks of the Pangong Lake. The two sides pulled again troops, tanks and army tools from the banks of Pangong Tso, which turned a flashpoint within the extended border dispute. To strengthen the safety forces deployed on the border, the federal government lately expedited a number of infrastructure initiatives alongside the LAC.

The Cabinet Committee on Security accepted creation of 18 border patrol tracks in Arunachal Pradesh. Last yr, the home ministry allotted Rs 12,435 crore for expediting building of 32 roads on India-China border underneath Phase-2. China, in accordance to India, is in unlawful occupation of 38,000 sq km space in Ladakh and claims 90,000 sq km in Arunachal Pradesh. The undemarcated LAC has been a continuing supply of pressure however either side have managed it nicely via a bunch of protocols enshrined within the 1993 and 1996 peace and tranquillity agreements.

Courtesy: Pehal News