The Centre expedited 32 road projects along the Sino-Indian border even as top officers of the Indian and Chinese militaries held second round of talks to ease tensions after the violent clashes in Galwan Valley last week that left 20 Indian Army personnel dead.
The talks that reportedly lasted for hours were held at Moldo on the Chinese side of Chushul sector in eastern Ladakh. The two sides are said to have to deliberated on a set of confidence building measures including implementation of an agreement arrived at the first round of the Lt Gen talks on June 6, sources said.
Meanwhile, the decision to expedite the projects was taken at a highlevel meeting convened by the Ministry of Home Affairs, and attended by the Central Public Works Department, Border Roads Organisation and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police among others.
A total of 73 roads are being constructed along the Sino-Indian border. Of these, the CPWD is working on 12 and the BRO on 61, under the direct supervision of the MHA, which is the nodal authority for all border infrastructure-related projects.
At least three vital roads are being constructed by the BRO in Ladakh, another official said.
The move comes amidst the ongoing row between the Indian Army and China’s People’s Liberation Army in Ladakh sector.
Twenty Indian Army personnel were killed in a clash with the PLA in the night of June 15-16 in the Galwan Valley in Ladakh.
At least three vital roads are being constructed by the BRO in Ladakh, another official said
The talks that reportedly lasted for hours were held at Moldo on the Chinese side of Chushul sector in eastern Ladakh. The two sides are said to have to deliberated on a set of confidence building measures including implementation of an agreement arrived at the first round of the Lt Gen talks on June 6, sources said.
Meanwhile, the decision to expedite the projects was taken at a highlevel meeting convened by the Ministry of Home Affairs, and attended by the Central Public Works Department, Border Roads Organisation and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police among others.
A total of 73 roads are being constructed along the Sino-Indian border. Of these, the CPWD is working on 12 and the BRO on 61, under the direct supervision of the MHA, which is the nodal authority for all border infrastructure-related projects.
At least three vital roads are being constructed by the BRO in Ladakh, another official said.
The move comes amidst the ongoing row between the Indian Army and China’s People’s Liberation Army in Ladakh sector.
Twenty Indian Army personnel were killed in a clash with the PLA in the night of June 15-16 in the Galwan Valley in Ladakh.
At least three vital roads are being constructed by the BRO in Ladakh, another official said
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