Chinese Bridge Over Pangong In Illegally Held Area: Centre In Parliament

The bridge, which is 8 metres wide, lies just south of a Chinese army field base on the North Bank of Pangong where Chinese field hospitals and troop accommodations were seen during the standoff between Indian and Chinese troops in 2020.

The government today informed Parliament that the Chinese Bridge across the Pangong Lake in Eastern Ladakh is being built in an illegally held area and said it expects other countries to respect India's sovereignty and territorial integrity.

The bridge, which is 8 metres wide, lies just south of a Chinese army field base on the North Bank of Pangong where Chinese field hospitals and troop accommodations were seen during the standoff between Indian and Chinese troops in 2020.