Lapthal
Laptel
Lapthal
Lapthal is located in Uttarakhand
Lapthal
Lapthal
Lapthal is located in India
Lapthal
Lapthal
Coordinates: 30°44′N 80°8′E / 30.733°N 80.133°E / 30.733; 80.133
Country India
DistrictChamoli and Pithoragarh
StateUttarakhand
Elevation
4,700 m (15,400 ft)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Lapthal (Chinese: 拉不底) is located in the Pithoragarh district and Chamoli district of Uttarakahand, India.[1] Current Lapthal is controlled by India but claimed by Zanda County, Ngari Prefecture, Tibet, China.

ITBP border out posts

Lapthal and Rimkhim border out posts of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police are located in the area.[2][3] It took the Border Roads Organisation 24 years to connect Rimkhim to the nearest habitat of Malari, 41 kilometers away.[4]

References

  1. Upadhyay, Kavita (2014-01-06). "Region near Indo-Tibetan border to be declared Fossil National Park". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  2. Srivastava, Neelabh (2017-09-30). "People living on China border our strategic assets, shouldn't migrate: Rajnath Singh". mint. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  3. "Rajnath Singh visits ITBP at Lapthal and Rimkhim BOPs". Outlook India. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  4. Kumar, Yogesh (11 November 2016). "After 24 years of work, strategic military outpost near India-China border connected with motorable road". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-10-11.


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