1962 war-like situation will not occur on borders ! : Central Govt tells Supreme Court

New Delhi – Indian defence forces should be ready for any type of emergency. Central Government stated in the Supreme Court that the 1962 war-like situation will not occur on our borders. The Government stated while defending their stand on litigation concerning to environmental impact of infrastructure development at the China borders.

Centre has told the #SupremeCourt that #China has made a huge build-up in the Tibet region and the Army needs broader roads to move heavy vehicles up to the India-China border to avoid a 1962 war-like situation.https://t.co/aGBD5epdR7

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The Government told the SC, Indian military needs better roads due to recent developments at the Indo-China border. On the other side of the border, there has been immense development. China has developed infrastructure to support runways for flights, helipads, roads and a network of trains. On this background, the Indian military requires broader roads to carry heavy vehicles to borders. The objective of this project is to connect four sacred places such as Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath over 900 kilometres. The defence forces experience challenges in moving military, tanks, heavy artillery and machinery from one point to another. Until 1962, even the food supply till the borders was delivered on foot. The objective will fail without highways. Hence, the Government also asked to grant permission for 7 meters broad highways.