Sino-Indian Border Infrastructure: A Comparison Dr. Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan Senior Fellow Observer Research Foundation New Delhi Email: [email protected]; [email protected] www.orfonline.org WESTERN SECTOR KK PASS X HAJILANGAR DBO Cl 9 WESTERN SECTDGMI TRIG Cl 50 HTS RIVER POST CHIP CHAP LAC Cl 9 QIZIL JILGA Cl 9 Cl 50 CHINA SUMDO Cl 9 BURTSA TANG TOMAR KALSAR Cl 9 GALWAN KAP SAN G LA KONGKALA Cl 9 Cl 9 ANELA LA DAMBU GURU KHURNAK FORT Cl 50 SIRIJAP Cl 5 CHUTICHANGLA NOH YUL LA Cl 9 CHIKON KURGMA CHUSHUL Cl 9 RUDOK RECHIN LA INDIA SPANGGUR Cl 50 RAKSUM DUMCHELE Cl 9 Cl 9 CHIAKANG CHURKANG JARA LA Cl 9 Cl 9 DEMCHOK Cl 50 ZURSAR SIQUANHE 10 K TASHIGONG Cl 9 Cl 50 5/10/2013 12:27:01 PM GAR DZ New Chinese Road: Head Indian Road: Head and and Distance from LAC Distance from LAC Chip Chang Trig Heights; 04 Up to Indian perception of km on Indian side of LAC LAC (local road) Mabdola-Kongka La; 500 m Just short of Kongka La short of LAC Western Sector Sirijap – Pt. 4576; 4.5 km on NanglungLungpa 15 km our side of LAC (being extended to Pt. 4433) Chutichanla – Area Bush; 100 Pt. 4715 02 km m inside our perception of LAC Setting Imisla; 50 m short of Zursar 10 km Imisla Pass Manza-Churup; Churup 03 Sugar 04 km km short of LAC (construction of road ahead of Middle Sector: Opposite Churup in progress) Himachal Pradesh Tayak-Shipki; Shipki 06 km Chuppan 05 km short of LAC (construction of road ahead of Shipki in progress) Bobra-Mana Pass; 01 km Musapani (35 km) (being short of Mana Pass extended to Ghastoli) Lungi-Jindu-Niti; 02 km short Malari (50 km) Middle Sector: Opposite of Niti Uttaranchal Lungi-Tunjun La; Tunjun La KM 16 (33 km) up to LAC Pulan-Lipulekh; 700 m short Jibti (80 km) (being extended) of Lipulekh CHINA KHAMBA DZ TO LHASA Cl 18 SIKKIM Cl 18 TRAKSIK Cl 18 KALASHAR Cl 9 Cl 9 GOMPA TO NELUNG Cl 40 GIRU Cl 9 CHAGO LAWU GOMPA Cl5 MATING LA SEBU LA Cl5 TUNA Cl 9 SESE LA X Cl 18 Cl 9 CHAMODZ X KHUNGYAMILA KONGRA Cl 9 LA Cl 40 GORA LAX X FINGER Cl 9 NAKU LA P TANG LA LARANG PHIMKARU LA X Cl 9 YAKSHA CHUGYA X GONGGA Cl 40 TANGKARU LA Cl 9 PHARI DZ SIKKIM Cl 9 Cl 18 Cl 9 CHOLA X Cl 18 YATUNG INDIA NATU LA X GELLING BHUTAN X Cl 9 GANGTOK JELEP LA Cl 18 ASAM NEPAL JANDORHI PT JANDORHI PT DONGCHUI LA Cl 5 MORING LA KALIMPONG X SINCHU LUMBA X DOKA LA Asam-Jhandori Post- TR JUNC 03 km Dongchuila; 700 m short of Dongchuila Eastern Sector: Opposite Sinchella-Batangla; 75 m Bheem Base 03 km (being East Sikkim short of Batangla extended to Dokala) Sinchella-Dokala; 250 m Bheem Base 03 km (being short of Dokala extended to Dokala) Eastern Sector: Opposite Tawang TSONA TRIMO x TULUNG LA BROKEN HUT LE LAMBU GORDONG KECHEN TSHO (500 M) Cl 9 WANGDUNG (600 M) Cl 9 KEROTHANG Cl 9 (500 M) SUMDRONG CHU NANGDOH x MERA LA LUNGRO LA (03 KM) x NELYA YANGTSE KERETANG Cl 5 (05 KM) x x BUM LA LUMPO K’ LA SUNGETSAR MAGO LUNGRO GG KLEMTA x WOMING LA LANDA TAWANG RAMA SAPPER (62 KM) Gordong-Broken Hut; 500 m Nelya 04 km from Gordong Camp Le Camp – Wangdung; 600 Lungrola 03 km m from Wangdung Eastern Sector: Opposite KechenTso-Kerothang; 500 Lungrola 03 km Tawang m from Kerothang Nangdoh-Kharsang La; 200 Sungestar 07 km m from Kharsang La Eastern Sector: Opposite Eastern Arunachal Pradesh CHINA LINZI BIPUNG NECHE 10 KM ORANG TADADGE GELLING MIPI 12 KM 2 KM 40 KM TUTING 20 KM ANINI 70 KM LONGJU YARLUNG CHOSAM 13 KM ETALIN BISA MENCHUKA MALINEY TADANG TATO RIMA MAJA 65 KM TATU PURANG 9 KM 3 KM 5 KM LEMIKENG CHAYAL DZ 65 KM LUNG TAKSING TCC 12 KM KIBITHU 12 KM 5 KM HURI ALONG TRIMO 55 KM LOHITPUR HAYULIANG SARLI NANGDOH LE BROKEN HUT BUMLA KOLARIANG WANDUNG 95 KM DINJAN NELYA INDIA TAWANG HAPOLI 4 KM SELA TENGA BHUTAN KALAKTANG MYANMAR Chayaldz-Lung; Lung 12 km Lemikeng 65 km (being extended to Taksing) Tadang-PurangYumjo; 04 km Lemikeng 65 km (being Eastern Sector: Opposite short of LAC extended to Taksing) Eastern Arunachal Pradesh Bipung-Shirang; Shirang Tuting 20 km (being extended to Bona) .