New Delhi, April 17

China has constructed three cellular towers at Hot Springs in japanese Ladakh very near the LAC, native councillor Konchok Stanzin stated on Sunday.

“After completing the bridge over Pangong lake, China has installed 3 mobile towers near China’s hot spring very close to the Indian territory. Isn’t it a concern? We don’t even have 4G facilities in human habitation villages. 11 villages in my constituency have no 4G facilities,” Stanzin, who’s the councillor from Chushul, stated in a tweet.

After finishing the bridge over Pangong lake, China has put in 3 cellular towers close to China’s scorching spring very near the Indian territory. Isn’t it a priority? We do not even have 4G amenities in human habitation villages. 11 villages in my constituency don’t have any 4G amenities. pic.twitter.com/4AhP4TYVNY

— Konchok Stanzin (@kstanzinladakh) April 16, 2022

In January, India had strongly objected China’s unlawful building of a bridge on a part of the Pangong Lake in Eastern Ladakh and stated that it’s monitoring the state of affairs.

Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi had said: “Government has been monitoring this activity closely. This bridge is being constructed in areas that have been under illegal occupation by China for around 60 years now. As you are well aware, India has never accepted such illegal occupation.” The bridge to attach north and south banks of the Pangong Lake will permit the Chinese People’s Liberation Army fast entry to either side.

India and China have been engaged within the border face-off for round two years now.

IANS