Indian Army Inks Pact with NHPC to Construct Tunnels on China & Pakistan Borders

Indian Army Inks Pact with NHPC to Construct Tunnels on China & Pakistan Borders

• The Indian Army has signed an MoU with National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Limited (NHPC) on April 25 to construct tunnels on borders with China and Pakistan to store ammunition and other war-related equipment.
• The project includes construction of three tunnels on China border while one will be built along the Pakistan border.
• Since it is difficult to move heavy equipment in the mountainous region bordering China due to lack of infrastructure development, the tunnel will strengthen the defensive capabilities of the Army as well as protect the ammunition and other stored equipment from the air-strikes and detection by the enemy satellite.