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Centre’s Wildlife Panel Clears Way For Ammo Storage In East Ladakh
- The Economic Times |
- Security |
- 2025-01-10
- Ammunition
- Operational Readiness
The environment ministry's expert panel approved strategic proposals for enhancing ammunition storage in Eastern Ladakh, near the Sino-India border. This includes establishing the Formation Ammunition Storage Facility and underground caverns to improve operational readiness and defense capabilities.
Strategic Ammunition Storage in Eastern Ladakh
The Environment Ministry’s expert panel has approved several strategic projects in Eastern Ladakh, focusing on enhancing ammunition storage near the Sino-China border.
Key Proposals Approved
- Formation Ammunition Storage Facility (FASF):
- Strategically located near Hanle and Photi La.
- Includes underground caverns for strategic equipment storage.
- Strengthening Presence:
- Proposals for Lukung (near Pangong Tso lake) and Durbuk area.
- Wildlife Clearance: Secured in December 2024.
Benefits of the Proposal
- Improved Storage and Deployment:
- Ensures adequate ammunition storage and supervision.
- Facilitates faster unit deployment in operational scenarios.
- Operational Readiness:
- Aims to address the urgent necessity for forward placing combat elements.
- Current storage is ad hoc, approximately 250-300 km away from key locations like Hanle and Photi La.
Additional Infrastructure Developments
- Permanent Facilities:
- Inland water transport platoon at Lukung.
- Infantry battalion camp at Erath.
- Objective: To regularize and strengthen temporary facilities, anticipating an increase in forces post-2020 border tensions with China.