Defence forces monitor PLA moves at 6 areas along LAC in Arunachal Pradesh

Indian defence forces have raised the level of preparedness and alertness to monitor Chinese activities at all 'six disputed areas' and 'four sensitive areas' in the war theatre of 1962 in Arunachal Pradesh. A top defence source said, 'Four of the disputed areas are in Asapila, Longzu, Bisa and Majha in Upper Subansiri district where the Chinese PLA has already built a road through Bisa from one point of the LAC to another. China claims the entire Asapila sector as its territory and it is a disputed area. This high-altitude area is a difficult position for both the Chinese and Indian armies and Chinese PLA cannot afford to occupy this area, especially during the winter. They will be cut off for nearly six months.' The other two disputed areas are Tulung-la and Yangtse in Tawang district, the epicentre of the 1962 war between the two countries. It was Tulung-la on October 20, 1975, where the Chinese forces had crossed over and later four Assam Rifles jawans were killed. 'A transgression by the Chinese army in the Yangtze area was reported in 2016, but there was no occupation,' the source added.