<p>Indian and Chinese troops would complete their disengagement at the Gogra-Hot Spring area (patrol point-15) in eastern Ladakh by September 12, the Ministry of External Affairs said here on Friday.</p>.<p>The process involves the dismantling of temporary structures and verification by both sides before the troops retreated, creating a no-patrolling buffer zone.</p>.<p>“As per the agreement, the disengagement process started on September 8, 2022, at 0830 hrs and will be completed by September 12, 2022. The two sides have agreed to cease forward deployments in this area in a phased, coordinated and verified manner, resulting in the return of the troops of both sides to their respective areas,” MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/chinas-infringements-along-indias-border-violation-of-international-order-german-envoy-1140751.html" target="_blank">China's infringements along India's border violation of international order: German envoy</a></strong></p>.<p>The agreement was reached at the 16th round of talks held on July 17 between senior military commanders from India and China.</p>.<p>Since then, the two sides had maintained regular contact to build on the progress achieved during the talks to resolve the two-year-long crisis that persisted along the Line of Actual Control in the western sector of the India-China border areas, leading to the heavy deployment of troops.</p>.<p>It has now been agreed that all temporary structures and other allied infrastructure created in the area will be dismantled and the process would have to be verified mutually. The landforms in the area will be restored to pre-stand-off period status by both sides.</p>.<p>“The agreement ensures that the LAC in this area will be strictly observed and respected by both sides and that there will be no unilateral change in status quo,” Bagchi said.</p>.<p>With the resolution at PP-15, India and China have now decided to take the talks forward in order to resolve the remaining issues along the disputed boundary.</p>.<p>This, however, is easier said than done because the stand-off at Depsang plains and Demchok predated the current crisis that began in April-May 2020.</p>.<p>At Depsang located at an elevation of 16,000 feet and close to Daulat Beg Oldie, Chinese troops have positioned themselves 18 km inside Indian territory and blocked the Indian Army’s access to Patrol Points 10, 11, 12, 12A and 13. The area witnessed a three-week long face-off in 2013.</p>.<p>At Demchok, 250 km east of Leh, the PLA even last month had pitched additional tents near Chardingh Nilung Nallah track junction and blocked Indian graziers. This area witnessed several face-offs and scuffles between the two sides in the last decade.</p>
<p>Indian and Chinese troops would complete their disengagement at the Gogra-Hot Spring area (patrol point-15) in eastern Ladakh by September 12, the Ministry of External Affairs said here on Friday.</p>.<p>The process involves the dismantling of temporary structures and verification by both sides before the troops retreated, creating a no-patrolling buffer zone.</p>.<p>“As per the agreement, the disengagement process started on September 8, 2022, at 0830 hrs and will be completed by September 12, 2022. The two sides have agreed to cease forward deployments in this area in a phased, coordinated and verified manner, resulting in the return of the troops of both sides to their respective areas,” MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/chinas-infringements-along-indias-border-violation-of-international-order-german-envoy-1140751.html" target="_blank">China's infringements along India's border violation of international order: German envoy</a></strong></p>.<p>The agreement was reached at the 16th round of talks held on July 17 between senior military commanders from India and China.</p>.<p>Since then, the two sides had maintained regular contact to build on the progress achieved during the talks to resolve the two-year-long crisis that persisted along the Line of Actual Control in the western sector of the India-China border areas, leading to the heavy deployment of troops.</p>.<p>It has now been agreed that all temporary structures and other allied infrastructure created in the area will be dismantled and the process would have to be verified mutually. The landforms in the area will be restored to pre-stand-off period status by both sides.</p>.<p>“The agreement ensures that the LAC in this area will be strictly observed and respected by both sides and that there will be no unilateral change in status quo,” Bagchi said.</p>.<p>With the resolution at PP-15, India and China have now decided to take the talks forward in order to resolve the remaining issues along the disputed boundary.</p>.<p>This, however, is easier said than done because the stand-off at Depsang plains and Demchok predated the current crisis that began in April-May 2020.</p>.<p>At Depsang located at an elevation of 16,000 feet and close to Daulat Beg Oldie, Chinese troops have positioned themselves 18 km inside Indian territory and blocked the Indian Army’s access to Patrol Points 10, 11, 12, 12A and 13. The area witnessed a three-week long face-off in 2013.</p>.<p>At Demchok, 250 km east of Leh, the PLA even last month had pitched additional tents near Chardingh Nilung Nallah track junction and blocked Indian graziers. This area witnessed several face-offs and scuffles between the two sides in the last decade.</p>
