Harish Rawat confirms Chinese incursion in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat on Wednesday confirmed the incursion by Chinese troops in Chamoli district of the hill state.

Speaking to media, Rawat said, "The information is true and the situation is worrisome. Our border area has been peaceful so far and since the beginning we have demanded to increase vigilance."

The movement of Chinese forces were seen when our state revenue officers had gone to measure the land area, he said. 

"I believe, the government will take the cognizance," he said adding that it was a good thing that the troops did not touch an important canal in the area. 

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"ITBP sent a report about this incident to MHA on July 19th, the date of incursion," ANI reported quoting sources.

Meanwhile, former Union Secretary and BJP MP RK Singh said that the Line of actual control is not defined. "We want to define LoC, but China is not cooperating," he said.

In a written reply to Kumari Sushmita Dev and others in the Lok Sabha in April this year, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar had said that there have been no instances of incursions by Chinese troops into Indian territory. "There is no commonly delineated the Line of Actual Control (LAC) between India and China. There are areas along the border, including areas in Ladakh, where India and China have differing perception of LAC. Due to both sides undertaking patrolling up to their perception of the LAC, transgressions do occur," he had said.