The Army Digs In For A Long Winter: Work Will Be Completed On The Bridges By 15 October

15 Sep 2020

The Indian Army has made full preparations to stay in the area for a long time amid the ongoing deadlock on the border in East Ladakh. Along with this, other organizations have also agreed to help the army. The Border Roads Organization (Border Roads Organization) has decided to close Srinagar-Zoji La-Kargil Leh this year due to snow for only 45 days instead of the previous average of 95 days. Along with this, the bridges at Darbut-Shyok-Daulat Beg Oldi will be built to bear the weight of tanks, trucks and trailers.

According to a report in the English newspaper Hindustan Times, official government sources said that the BRO, which works under the Ministry of Defense, will also keep the new Darcha-Padam-Nimu-Leh route clear in December and January 2021, in order to smooth the military supply route. Be prepared to continue with. The Modi government is now considering constructing the shortest tunnel in Shinku La on the Darcha-Padam axis so that this road does not get snowy all year round. So that snow does not become a hindrance.

Between the non-compliance of the agreements negotiated by China in the past months and maintaining the deadlock, it will be ensured that the 17,580 feet high Chang La Pass and the 17,582 feet Khardung La route do not prevent snow supply in the army supply.

The BRO will strengthen all the bridges and culverts on the DSDBO road by 15 October, with the aim of keeping arms deployed in eastern Ladakh, like the construction done by the PLA in the occupied Aksai Chin. The Class 70 bridge means that it will be able to bear a load of 70 tonnes, which is more than the weight of a fully loaded tank trailer. In strategic terms, this means that in the worst case scenario, the DSDBO road can be used to launch T-90 tanks, infantry combat vehicles and surface-to-air missiles, which line the eastern-most Line of Actual Control with Tibet. Ladakh is nearby.

The BRO is expected to fix Darcha-Padam-Nimu-Leh for heavy vehicular traffic this month but the length and alignment of the tunnel at Shinku La at 16000 feet is being discussed in the Ministry of Defense. Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) has been tasked to study the lowest possible alignment for the tunnel so that it can be completed in the next four years.

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