Saturday, June 6, 2020

Line of Actual Control: ITBP sanctions twin commands


On June 5, 2020, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police launced twin commands in Guwahati and Chandigarh ti supervise its deployment of troops along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).

Highlights

  • The recent standoff between India and China in the regions of Ladakh and also in other parts of LAC is the main reason for the initiation commands. 
  • The western regions of the LAC are to be administered from the Chandigarh headquarters and the eastern from Guwahati.

What is the plan?

  • Around 90,000 personnel have been deployed in the border region. 
  • The commands that are being deployed were already sanctioned in October 2019. 
  • Around 35 to 28 batallions are to be deployed across the LAC border.

Functions

  • The commands deployed will administer movement of ITBP personnel. 
  • The commands will also streamline deployment, operations, intelligence and administrative movements of ITBP personnel in the region.
  • It is to be noted that the ITBP being deployed is trained for mountain warfare. 
  • The troops were also present with the Army during the recent stand off with the Chinese in the Ladakh area.

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