Leh, July 10 -- Following the India-China standoff along the Line of Actual Control, a 2014 proposal for the development of border areas in Ladakh has returned to the spotlight.
The proposal entailed a Rs 650 crore grant from the Centre for development in Ladakh's border areas aimed at uplifting nomadic shepherds and halting immigration from the region.
Poor infrastructure coupled with ineffective cell phone reception being in areas close to the LAC due to security concerns has emerged as a twin jolt for the civilian population in these areas who feel completely cut off from the rest of the world.
The Union Territory of Ladakh has urged the Government of India to reconsider the proposal with the military standoff likely to stretch into t...