Located at a construction site near the Ice Village in the Ladakh region, Ligen Eliyas skillfully turned the hydraulic arm of an excavator to push a huge stone into the dust below, clearing another strategic highway that India is building near the Chinese border. A piece of land.

But when it is ready, this road will be the only passage leading to most parts of Ladakh (including border areas) throughout the year. Eliyas said: "After this road is completed, it will be much easier for the Army." His face and part of his khaki uniform were covered in fine stone debris.

Development of critical infrastructure

The 283-kilometer Nimmu-Padam-Darcha (NPD) road that Eliya is building is expected to be completed within three years. It emphasized that India has redoubled its efforts to develop key infrastructure-roads, tunnels, bridges and airports on the 3,500-kilometer border with China. This road will be connected to an 8.8 kilometers (5.5 miles) long tunnel. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will open this tunnel in the next few weeks, allowing Ladakh’s snow desert to spread throughout the country throughout the year. The place is open.

There are two main roads connecting Ladakh with other parts of India, but they are closed for at least 4 months each winter. In these months, the only way to deliver emergency supplies to Ladakh was by air. Thousands of Indian troops have gathered at the border and there is no sign of withdrawal. India is now pushing harder to blow up and smash its road through the Himalayas. India’s Defense Minister Rajnat Singh told Parliament this month: “For the sake of our national interest, we will not give up taking any major and difficult steps.” He added that the government has doubled the budget for China’s border infrastructure construction. Fan.

73 highways of strategic importance have been identified along the Chinese border, 61 of which are in cooperation with the Border Highway Organization, with a total length of more than 3,300 kilometers. 75% of the work along the route has been completed. An Indian official said that a comprehensive road network will reduce travel time between India’s main military bases, allowing for faster mobilization of troops and reducing patrols in certain forward areas.

On September 28, 2020, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Communications of the People’s Republic of China, Wang Wenbin, said in a regular press conference that China does not recognize the so-called "Central Territory of Ladakh" illegally established by India, and we are also opposed to border disputes. Carry out infrastructure construction for the purpose of military control. According to the recent consensus reached by the two sides, neither party should take any actions that complicate the situation in the border area.Editor/Huang Lijun