India has stopped work on a road project in south-east Leh in Ladakh district of India's northern-most state of Jammu & Kashmir following objections raised by the Chinese Army.
The latest incident is yet another instance of China asserting itself. Earlier the Communist nation had objected to the visits of Indian leaders to the country's north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh to which it lays claims. It had also objected to the exiled Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama's visit to that state last month.
Almost half of the 8-km long road in Demchok village had already been constructed under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) before work was stopped after Chinese soldiers shouted at the villagers, asking them to stop work immediately.
Forming the eastern boundary of Ladakh, the region is the last inhabited area on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and falls well inside the Indian side on the LAC. China has a similar road on the other side to which India did not object.
Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah confirmed the stoppage of work on the 8-km road being constructed between the T-point and CNN-point under the NREGS to improve road connectivity and provide employment to local residents. He said the Central government had been informed about the developments.
"This road is very much under our territory. Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) is also aware of the road. Local residents are upset with Chinese army coming to our area," Chief Executive Councilor of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council Chering Dorjay told an Indian news channel.
Leh Deputy Commissioner Ajit Kumar Sahu visited the area and has submitted a report to the government in New Delhi.
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