indiaUpdated: Aug 21, 2020 23:51 ISTNew open source satellite imagery suggests China has stepped up work on military infrastructure, including a surface-to-air missile site, in the area opposite Lipulekh region in Uttarakhand amid the standoff along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). Both sites are not very far from the Kalapani-Lipulekh region that is at the heart of a new border row between India and Nepal. The India-Nepal border row erupted after New Delhi opened a new road to Lipulekh region to facilitate pilgrims travelling to Kailash-Mansarovar. At Gar county, located 180 km south of Pangong Lake, there has been “auxiliary construction & development in progress meant to aid pre-existing military infrastructure, along with a large volume of tents sprawled across the city”. Among the infrastructure reportedly being created in Gar county is a helipad, other military sites and barracks.

Source: Hindustan Times August 21, 2020 18:22 UTC