Image Source : AP Indian Army to deploy fully-armed indigenous boats at Pangong lake for speedy troop deployment, patrolling
As a part of its efforts to strengthen its presence and deployment within the Pangong lake space in Ladakh, the Indian Army has signed a contract to accumulate 12 boats that may be absolutely armed and used for patrolling and speedy troops’ deployment in and round that space.
The Indian Army had yesterday inked a contract with M/s Goa Shipyard Limited for 12 Fast Patrol Boats for surveillance and patrolling of enormous water our bodies, together with these in excessive altitude areas. Delivery would begin from May 2021.
“The boats would be operated and maintained by the Corps of Engineers. These boats shall be vital in ensuring security along the borders/Lines of Control spread over vast water bodies, including those in high altitude areas,” Army officers stated.
The excessive pace and manoeuvrable boats will probably be outfitted with state-of-the-art onboard methods, they added.
In the preliminary section of the battle with India, the Chinese troopers had used numerous boats to ferry troops to areas close to Finger 5 and Finger 6.
India additionally has plenty of boats deployed there and the brand new boats will increase the Indian functionality to maneuver across the lake which has been a bone of competition between the 2 international locations for a very long time now.
(With ANI inputs)
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