New Delhi: loss of access to traditional grazing grazing because the limitation of the army has left the area along the LAC on the eastern Lank on the Salami that slices by PLA and influences livestock maintenance, the only livelihood of nomadic residents who act as’ eyes against Chinese violations When the border deadlock continues.
“The Chinese have given limitless freedom to their nomads to move freely.
They often use their nomad community to surpass our land in a step-by-step approach,” Konchok Stanzin, who represents the Chushul area at the Ladakh autonomous council, said in memorandum Defense Rajnath Singh during a November 18 visit.
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According to Stanzin, Indian nomads are limited by the Indian Army for grazing their livestock in traditional pastureland which stretches from hot springs, fingers (features on the northern edge of Pangong TSO) to Yokma and Nyalung Gongma, features on the south edge of Pangong.
That the army refers to Kailash range.
“Indian wanderers are soldiers without uniforms.
The army must trust them by not limiting their movements relating to grazing …
Chinese people send livestock and then send soldiers in civilian clothing to tents as shepherds for claims in our land.
Grades This traditional is important and our nomads must be allowed to go there with their livestock, “Stanzin told Toi separately, referring to quoting Chinese yaks who grazed in the Valley of Tharsang in North Marsmikik LA, Gateway to Gogrry-Hot Spring.
The government estimates that the number of livestock at 79,250 in the Changtsang area, requires 4,775 each feed and feed for 30 days through winter.
Stanzin said the shepherd had lost access to Rechin La, Reazang La, Nyanlung Gongma, Yokma, Black Top, Hill Gurung and Phursur Karpo.
He pointed out that there was an Indian sheep pen at the bottom of the Gutung Hill in the area of ​​Rezang La, Phursut Karpo and Black Top.
People in the field of know that they have been limited in the follow-up of the de-escalation process in the Pangong and Chushul area, where the two troops oversee each other since the bloody clash of 20-year-old in Galwan Valley along Shyok-Daulat asking the Indian Road to open the West of Chushul on In 2019.
Access to Pastureland Winter is important because this is the time when livestock gives birth and requires adequate food to survive the sub-zero temperature.
“In the summer, the shepherfs move their flocks to the interior of the meadow and valley.
But in winter, Alpine meadows along the LAC have typical grass that sheep, goats and yaks out of the snow to feed,” Stanzin said.