The new bridge reportedly would help reduce the route from Khurnak to Rudok to approximately 40-50 kilometre and enable easier movement of PLA troops
File image of Indian, Chinese tanks disengaging from banks of Pangong lake area in Eastern Ladakh. PTI
China, it seems, is continuing their build-up at the border with India.
After releasing a video of soldiers unfurling their flag at the Galwan video, new satellite imagery shows that China is building a new bridge on Pangong Tso which will provide an additional axis to deploy troops faster between the north and south banks of the lake, and closer to the Line of Actual Control.
Here’s what we know so far of the situation at the LAC and why it should concern India.
New bridge at Pangong lake
On Monday, various news outlets citing satellite imagery reported that the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) was building a bridge over the Pangong Tso on its territory in Khurnak, the narrowest part of the lake.
According to Indian Express, the bridge is being constructed more than 20 km east of Finger 8.
The Print, citing sources reported that the bridge would help reduce the route from Khurnak to Rudok to approximately 40-50 kilometre and not nearly 200 kms as earlier.
Another NDTV report cited satellite imagery accessed by geo-intelligence expert Damien Symon and said that it indicated that China might be constructing a bridge across the lake. The image shared by Symon, who tweets @detresfa_, shows the bridge almost complete across a narrow part of the lake.