Context:
The National Board for Wildlife has approved eleven proposals in protected areas of Ladakh for strategic infrastructure near the Line of Actual Control with China.
The Line of Actual Control (LAC)
The Line of Actual Control, or LAC, is an imaginary line dividing Indian-controlled territory from Chinese-controlled territory. It has become the de facto border between India and China but is not a formally recognized international border.
- How did the LAC come about?
- In 1959, Chinese premier Zhou Enlai wrote a letter to Jawaharlal Nehru proposing the concept of the LAC.
- The LAC was born in the 1962 Sino-Indian War.
- What is the LAC?
- The LAC is not demarcated clearly along its length.
- It is neither marked on any map nor is it physically delineated on the ground.
- Conflict
- India believes the LAC to be 3,488 km long, while China puts it at around 2,000 km.
- What are the sectors of the LAC?
- The LAC is divided into three sectors:
- Western sector: Covers Ladakh in India and Tibet and Xinjiang in China
- Middle sector: Covers Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh
- Eastern sector: Covers Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim
- The LAC is divided into three sectors:
- What are the problems with the LAC?
- The exact location of the LAC is a matter of considerable dispute.
- There have been standoffs by the armed forces along the LAC.
The National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) is a statutory body in India that advises the government on wildlife conservation and protection.
