NEW DELHI: China has once again attempted to provoke India. It has installed three cell phone towers close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) near Ladakh to facilitate cross-border communications. Since 2020, China has been trying to improve its infrastructure and strengthen its military presence in the border areas. It is evaluated that the towers have been installed as part of the move.

The Chinese setting up cell phone towers in uninhabited areas is raising concerns, said Konchok Stanzin, Chushul Councillor, Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC).

"In my constituency, out of 12, 11 villages do not have 4G internet facilities. We should take it seriously. We are lagging in the communication facility. We only have one mobile tower whereas on their side, they have nine towers”, he said.

After completing the bridge over Pangong lake, China has installed 3 mobile towers near China's hot spring very close to the Indian territory. Isn't it a concern? We don't even have 4G facilities in human habitation villages. 11 villages in my constituency have no 4G facilities. pic.twitter.com/4AhP4TYVNY

— Konchok Stanzin (@kstanzinladakh) April 16, 2022

China had also constructed a 400 metre long bridge over the Pangong lake in Ladakh , 20 kilometre away from the Indian Army’s Khurnak post. Over the past few years, China has been rapidly expanding its infrastructure along the Indian border.