The Centre has responded to reports of China undertaking construction workalong the border areas with India.
The Centre on Monday said that the government keeps a constant watch on alldevelopments having a bearing on India’s security. Reacting to reports of Chinaundertaking construction worklinkthe border areas with India, the Ministry of External Affairslink(MEA)stated that India “takes all the necessary measures to safeguard itssovereignty and territorial integrity”.
An MEA official said, “We have seen recent reports on Chinalinkconstruction work along the border areas with India.” The official addedthat China has undertaken such infrastructure construction activity in thepast several years.
“In response, our government too has stepped up border infrastructureincluding the construction of roads, bridges etc, which has providedmuch-needed connectivity to the local population along the border. Thegovernment remains committed to the objective of creating infrastructurealong the border areas for the improvement of livelihood of its citizens,including in Arunachal Pradesh,” added the official.
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“Government keeps a constant watch on all developments having a bearing onIndia’s security and takes all the necessary measures to safeguard itssovereignty and territorial integrity,” stated the official.
