Army Will Keep A Close Eye On Every Move Of China

Army will keep a close eye on every move of China, Army buys a high-performance boat for patrolling in Pangong lake.

The Indian Army has purchased 12 high-performance boats to deal with China’s tactics. Delivery of these boats will also start from May 2021.

The boats will be operated and maintained by the Indian Army Engineers. The purchase has been made to monitor Pangong Lake in eastern Ladakh amid ongoing tensions with China recently.

India and China have been facing each other in the region since May last year.

For this, the Army has signed an agreement with Goa Shipyard Limited. Under this, 12 patrolling boats will be assigned to the army. The army has tweeted and said that by May 2021 the supply of the boat will begin.

The army will keep a close eye on every move of China: These boats will be used for patrolling and surveillance.

Goa Shipyard Limited has said that on Thursday it has tied up with the Army for the supply of special patrol boats. These boats will have special equipment to meet the force requirements.

Explain that the total length of Pangong Lake is 134 km and it is divided into eight fingers. The lake freezes with the onset of winter. So by summer, the army will deploy the boats to the lake.

According to Jamkari, these boats are capable of carrying a considerable amount of arms and ammunition along with 25 to 30 soldiers.

A source said that the capacity of these boats will be better than the Chinese boats deployed in the lake and the speed will be higher than the Chinese boats.

India asked China to immediately help 39 Indians stranded at its port.

India has urged China to provide immediate help in a timely manner to Indian sailors stranded in two ships stuck for months near its ports. 39 Indian sailors are stranded on two cargo vessels.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Anurag Shrivastava said that the ship of India’s Great Bulk Vessel Company Great Eastern Shipping, Jag Anand, has been anchored near Jingtang Port in China since June 13, 2020.

It has 23 Indian sailors, while another ship named MV Anastasia has been waiting near China’s Cofedian Port since September 20, 2020. It also has 16 Indian sailors.

Both these vessels are not getting permission to unload cargo for various reasons. Due to the passage of time, there is a lot of frustration among the shipmen and they are in very difficult times.

The Government of India is in touch with China at all levels to allow these two ships to serve cargo there and until such arrangements are made, Indian shipmen should be given all necessary help.

The Ambassador has also taken up the issue with China’s Foreign Ministry and local authorities. There has also been a demand to allow the crews deployed on these ships to replace them.

The Indian Ambassador has personally raised this issue with the Deputy Foreign Minister of China.