New Delhi: Deployed along the actual control line for more than a year to overcome China’s aggression, Indian army forces at the advanced base have been armed with the latest assault rifle Sig Sauer 716 and Swiss MP-9 pistol rifles to maintain the border there.
The Ani team reached the areas to see the preparedness of the Indian Army along the LAC a few days after the troops were released from gortrical height.
Military officials deployed at this high altitude location said the troops are now getting the assault rifle Sig Sauer 716 for operations such as the range of 500 meters, it can be proven to be an effective weapon in the mountain war.
Rifles have gained in large quantities with India placing orders around 1.5 lakh of them in emergency provisions as soon as the situation deteriorates along the border due to Chinese aggression in East Ladakh and especially Galwan Valley.
Rifles Ambidextrous and allows troops to use it easily, if they are needed in the operation, the official said.
Meanwhile, India and China have weakened troops from the Gogra Heights area and moved them back to their permanent base, in one step towards confirmation of tensions in the Actual Control Line (LAC) “forces in this area have plated the situation in May last year.
One Steps at the time to standoff resolution.
According to the agreement achieved during the Corpus commander talks, both parties have stopped the spread of advanced at PP-17 gradually, coordinated, and verifying, “said a military spokesman).
The release process was carried out for two days on August 4 and 5 and the second troops of parties are now in their respective permanent bases.
A spokesman said that all temporary structures and other allied infrastructure created in the area by both parties had been dismantled and verified together.
The landscape in the area has been restored by both parties in the pre-stand-off period.
This agreement ensures that LAC in this field will be observed and respected by both parties and that there is no unilateral change in the status quo.
“With this, a more sensitive area of the face-off has been resolved.
Both parties have expressed commitment to continue talks and resolve the remaining problems along the LAC in the West,” spokesman said.
A spokesman said the Indian army along with ITBP was truly committed to ensuring the country’s sovereignty and maintaining peace and tranquility along the LAC in the West.
In the 12 rounds of military talks, India and China have agreed to release troops from Patrolling Point 17A, one of the friction points between the two countries in the East Ladakh region.
The previous source told Ani that during the 12th round talk, there was an agreement between the two parties to escape PP-17A also known as gorographer.
The last release was agreed upon and followed up by both parties in February this year when they escaped from Lake Pangong banks.
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