India is working on two major road projects to improve connectivity to the Union Territory of Ladakh and the far flung areas in the mountainous region near the China border. The projects would come as a major boost for the country’s armed forces as relations with China remain strained.
“The first road project that India is working on will start from Leh towards Daulatbeg Oldi on China border passing through the mighty Khardung La pass Sasoma-Saser La and DBO,” government sources.
Sources also said that the new road access from Khardung La will help the Indian side keep supply lines open in case of a conflict with China. The new road project has been going on for more than three years now as the government had tasked the local army formations to check the feasibility and viability of the project in 2016.
A local army unit was moved from Khardung La towards DBO and it managed to move from Sasoma to Saser La on vehicles and the remaining part on foot. Meanwhile, to protect the movement of Indian troops and tanks from the prying eyes of Pakistanis positioned along the Zojila1 Kargil Road, India has started work on a new road connecting Ladakh with the rest of the country which will come go Manali till Leh and pass through Padam Darcha and Nimu.
Work has already begun on this new Road project which will help in hiding all military movements to the high altitude mountains of Ladakh from where the soldiers and weaponry are deployed on both Pakistan and China fronts, said the sources.
Sources also said that the government functionaries at the topmost level have been briefed on these two important road projects and the work has also been going on in full speed despite the entrances and obstacles created by the Covid-19 pandemic.
India has been working in full swing over the past 2-3 years to improve road connectivity at the China border which has been neglected since 1962 after the military defeat at that time by successive governments. Sources said that the DSDBO Road, which has enabled quick movement of Indian troops to border areas along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) has also been fast-tracked in the last 4-5 years.