Meeting parliamentary panel, Ladakh villagers raise denial of access to grazing grounds after 2020 border clash with China
Villagers in Ladakh have informed a parliamentary panel that they have lost access to traditional grazing grounds following border tensions with China in 2020. They are requesting controlled access to these areas to support their nomadic pastoralist lifestyle.
Why it matters
It underscores the humanitarian and economic impact of the ongoing India-China border dispute on local border communities.
Residents of villages along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh told a parliamentary panel visiting the Union Territory that they had lost access to their traditional grazing grounds following the border tensions with China in 2020.
The 15-member delegation, representing the border villages of Maan Pangong A and B, Leh, Ladakh, requested that nomadic pastoralists be permitted controlled access to India’s traditional grazing lands in coordination with security agencies, emphasising that the continued presence of local communities in these frontier regions contributes significantly to national security, Konchok Stanzin, former councillor, Chushul, said.
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