A day after reports of China building a second bridge on the Pangong Tso(lake)in Ladakh emerged, the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said here the government is monitoring the situation. “We always felt it was occupied,” it added.
This reaction came as China is building a second bridge at the lake to enable its tanks and armoured columns to move speedily.
The stand-offs in Ladakh started from the Pangong lake in May 2020 leading to a major crisis. Face-offs are some flashpoints that are still on for the last two and half years.
Fielding questions on the issue after some satellite images highlighted the bridge, ministry of external affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said here, “We have seen reports on this bridge or a second bridge.
