(a) whether Chinese has completed survey of Railway line from Lahasa to Bumla near Arunachal Pradesh;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government of India is contemplating to build roads and other infrastructure along the I
ndo-China Border; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SHRI S. M. KRISHNA)
(a) to (d) Government is aware of the proposed extension of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway line from Lhasa to
Nyingchi in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. The Government is giving careful and special attention to the
development of the infrastructure in the border areas opposite China, in order to meet our legitimate strategic
and security requirements and also to facilitate the economic development of these areas. This includes the
States of Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh.