Amid continuing face-offs with the Chinese Army along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Arunachal Pradesh since late July, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has sanctioned the construction of new border infrastructure in the northeastern State, a senior government official told The Hindu .
Under the scheme, as many as 26 roads are to be constructed along the LAC in Arunachal Pradesh, another government official said. The first phase of the ICBR was initiated in 2005 when it was decided that the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) would construct 27 priority roads with a total length of 608 km along the border with China. The project clearance came days after India hosted the 18th BRICS Summit from September 11 to 13 in New Delhi, which was attended by Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The Union Government has not yet officially announced the ICBR-III project or publicly disclosed these details. He underlined the need for both sides to observe existing agreements and understandings on border-related issues. Addressing the Himveer Samman Samaroah at the Central Training College at Alwar in Rajasthan, Mr. Our Shaurya commandos played an exemplary role in this.”
A government statement after the meeting said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised that peace and tranquillity in the border areas remains an essential basis for the continued development of bilateral relations. Kapur said: “In the past few days, a situation arose where face-offs happened at several locations in Arunachal and it still continues.
Earlier, in February, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) had cleared the third phase of the Indo-China Border Roads (ICBR-III) project.
