China is building a heliport near the sensitive area of ​​’Fishtails’ in Arunachal Pradesh, India. It is 20 km away from the Line of Actual Control, causing concern in India.

Indian media NDTV reported this information on Wednesday (September 18).

As a result, China is rapidly gaining military power in underdeveloped and remote areas. The heliport is located on the banks of the Gongrigabu Ku River in Ningchi Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region.

NDTV released some images of the construction of the heliport via satellite. India is not disputing it as it is within Chinese territory.

EOS Data Analytics’ open-source satellite image sent on December 1, 2023 shows that the heliport construction site was empty until then. Pictures sent on December 31 show the site being cleared to build a heliport. And the last high-resolution image obtained from the American company Maxar on September 16, 2024, shows that the construction work is almost at an end.

“This new heliport will help the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to strengthen intelligence gathering, surveillance and reconnaissance operations,” said Geospatial Intelligence Specialist Damien Simon. may read.”

He also said that the Helport will help increase China’s military capabilities in remote areas, including rapid deployment of troops to remote areas, strengthening patrolling capabilities.