In Arunachal Pradesh, 10 people have killed in landslides and floods related incidents as incessant monsoon rains lashed the state.
Seven rivers, including the Brahmaputra, were flowing above the danger level, even as the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Guwahati predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places in the state.
The defence minister visited the forward areas at a time when China is upgrading its infrastructure along the border.
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The Indian Army is effecting a major "reorientation" and "rebalancing" of its troops in the strategically sensitive areas along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Arunachal Pradesh, with a top general saying its overall combat readiness in the region is of a "very high order."
Military officials said India is also strengthening its surveillance mechanism to keep an eye on Chinese activities along the borders in the strategically sensitive Tibetan region and has even been regularly deploying choppers to carry out recce.
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Incessant rains in the past few days have caused flood in at least three districts of Arunachal Pradesh, with Chief Minister Nabam Tuki sounding a red alert across the state.
Tirap, Changlang and Longding districts of Arunachal Pradesh and eight police stations bordering Assam were declared "disturbed" areas under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), 1958.
Flood situation in four districts of Arunchal Pradesh -- lower and upper Dibang Valley districts, Lohit and East Siang has remained grim with flood water submerging new areas forcing people to vacate their houses.
An Indian Air Force chopper rescued 185 marooned villagers from Bijoypur I and III villages in Changlang district on Thursday, official sources said.
A total 12 persons including members of a medical team and crew members on board a boat clinic have remained stranded amid the surging waters of Dibang River, one of the main channels of mighty Brahmaputra River in easternmost Assam's flood-affected Tinsukia district, after the bottom of their motor-boat (S B Swaminathan) hit the river bosom that bulged due to heavy flood-time siltation.
The flood situation in Arunachal Pradesh was grim on Tuesday with reports of fresh areas being inundated by flood waters in several districts of the state leaving many families stranded.
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Gen Rawat carried out an aerial recce of certain areas and was briefed about key aspects of the security matrix in the region by senior military commanders.
The move signals that the ministry has begun to take a tough stand on environmental clearances in ecologically sensitive areas.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will lay the foundation stone for the 3,000 MW multipurpose Dibang power project, the largest in the country.
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Inspector General of Police (Law and Order) Nabin Payeng said the debris of the chopper was sighted from a hill top at Chopo Yoha in the district by a police team at the confluence of a water fall and the Nyorch river.
The Bogibeel Bridge, which was a part of the Assam Accord and sanctioned in 1997-98, is likely to play a crucial role in defence movement along the India-China border in Arunachal Pradesh.
Several parts of north and west India reeled under scorching heat wave with the temperature touching 50 degree Celsius in Rajasthan's Churu district on Tuesday, even as the meteorological department predicted very heavy rainfall in Assam and Meghalaya till May 28.
'China is mindful of the fact that it is not confronting the Indian Army of 1962. But the sabre rattling will continue.'
India's doctrinal policy shift in combating terror by carrying out the Balakot air strikes inside Pakistan, appointment of a Chief of Defence Staff and hastening work on military modernisation marked a new beginning in 2019 in dealing with complex security challenges.
In the event of a Chinese attack on Arunachal, troops and equipment from mainland India will travel on the existing south bank railway till Bogibeel, cross the Brahmaputra on the new bridge and then head further east on the Strategic Rail-Road Link, once it is ready.
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