After China pullout, India to beef up security along LAC

May 06, 2013 21:29

After the pullout by Chinese troops from Daulat beg Oldi area of Ladakh, infrastructure development programme along the Line of Actual Control is expected to be stepped up besides beefing up of the presence of Indian army there.

Frequency of patrolling along the LAC is also expected tobe enhanced as per the new measures being contemplated by the government, sources said here today.

The government is also planning to give final clearance to a Rs 84,000 crore army proposal for raising the Mountain Strike Corps along the northeastern borders which will include deployment of IAF assets as per army's plans, they said.

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