India has proposed to build a road in Bhutan’s ‘Yeti territory’ which China is claiming as its territory.
The ‘Yeti territory’ called after the the mythical creature ‘Yeti’ lies in the Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary in Bhutan.
Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has been chosen for this project and will also prove beneficial for Bhutan. The proposed road will connect Lumla near Tawang with Trashigang in Bhutan.
If this road is built which has strategic significance, it will allow India to gain quick access to Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh, which borders China. The construction of this new road will reduce the distance between Guwahati and Tawang by 150 kilometres, reported the Economic Times.
This road which India has proposed to build will give easy access to Tawang, but also towards the eastern region of Bhutan.
India in the last six years has been building roads in the northeast to bolster its infrastructure. The main reason for such urgency is to deploy troops faster at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China.
If forces can be deployed quickly at the LAC, it will act as a deterrent, and allow our military to be in a position to respond to any military moves by China.
It must be noted that till last month, China never registered or staked a claim on Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary or any other area in eastern Bhutan. This is a completely new border dispute with Bhutan