INDO-CHINA border

Question 1

BORDER DISTRIBUTION.

Answer 1

India shares 3488 Km of border with China that runs along the States of
Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal
Pradesh. State-wise length of the border is as under:
(Length in Km)
Sl. No. State Total Length
1. Jammu & Kashmir 1597
2. Himachal Pradesh 200
3. Uttarakhand 345
4. Sikkim 220
5. Arunachal Pradesh 1126
Total 3488
The border is not fully demarcated and the process of clarifying and
confirming the Line of Actual Control is in progress. The area is characterized
by high altitude terrain and thick habitation which have resulted in inadequate
development of infrastructure in these regions.

Question 2

Border Guarding Force

Answer 2

The Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force (ITBP) is the Border Guarding
Force at Indo-China Border.

Question 3

What are BOP’s, who established them and how many are to be built between India-China border?

Answer 3

ITBP has established Border Out Posts (BOPs) along the Line of Actual
Control in furtherance of this task. A total of 173 BOPs have been established
by the ITBP on this border.

Question 4

Number of BOP’s to be built in middle, eastern and western sectors?

Answer 4

Name of the Sector No. of BOPs
Western Sector 35
(U.T. of Ladakh)
Middle Sector (Himachal Pradesh,
Uttarakhand)
71
Eastern Sector (Sikkim & Arunachal Pradesh) 67
Total 173

Question 5

To redress the situation arising out of lack of infrastructure along Indo-China border, the Government has taken which measure?

Answer 5

Has decided to undertake construction of 73

roads of operational significance along Indo-China border.

Question 6

How many roads out of 73 are been constructed by Ministry of home affairs? what is the total length of the roads that will be constructed by MOHA (home affairs) and in which states?The budget for the construction of the roads under home affairs.

Answer 6

Out of these 73
roads, 27 roads involving 804.93 km length are being constructed by Ministry
of Home Affairs (D/o Border Management) in the States of Jammu & Kashmir,
Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh at an
estimated cost of Rs. 1937 crore.

Question 7

which org. have been assigned the work to construct the 27 roads?

Answer 7

The work of construction of these 27 roads
has been assigned to BRO (15 roads), CPWD (8 roads), NPCC (2 roads) and
HP PWD (2 roads).