New Delhi: The Chinese troops have expanded their existing road in the Bhutanese territory of Doklam after the Indian soldiers stopped People’s Liberation Army from expanding it towards the Jampheri Ridge, which is strategically weak Siliguri corridor or so-called “chicken neck” Area, in the mid-June.
The India has not objected to China’s latest road construction activity, which is about 10 km away from the face-off site of the Eastern Army because it is not on the south side of the military-sensitive Jampheri Ridge area as before. One source said, “PLA is now using construction materials and bulldozers, which was brought to the face-off site at Doklalm for repairing the roads built in this area a few years ago.”
“China is strengthening its claims on the Doklam territory (India backs Bhutan’s claim on it) by upgrading the road to the nearest face of the site, about 10km north and east of the earlier face-off site. The PLA controlled the road for a few years Has been and regularly sends patrols in the area, “he said.
That, this comes the time when both India and the China are maintaining stepped-up military force-levels near the Sikkim-Bhutan-Tibet tri-junction, despite the rival troops having disengaged from the actual face-off site at Doklam on August 28.
It was on June 16 that Indian soldiers had come down from their nearby Doga La post to cross over into Bhutanese territory to physically prevent Chinese troops from constructing the road in the Doklam area, which is disputed between Beijing and Thimphu, towards the Zimfery Ridge.
