Chinese vacate Pangong Finger 4 ridgeline, remove structures from no patrol zone
India TodayThe mountain tops of the Finger 4 area on the northern bank of Pangong Lake that Chinese troops had occupied for months leading to a prolonged confrontation is finally being vacated as the disengagement between Indian and Chinese armies continues at a fast pace. Chinese troops retreating from Finger areas in Pangong Lake | India Today image Tanks removed from southern bank The tanks on the southern bank that were separated only by 100 metres in some places have been pulled back by both sides completely and are now a few kilometers away, sources said. Tanks and armoured vehicles of both India and China have started retreating to inward posts | Image courtesy: Indian Army The confrontations began on the North bank of Pangong Lake, both in the waters and the bank as Chinese incursions increased in early May last year and PLA troops occupied heights at the ridgeline on Finger 4—an area controlled by India. Chinese troops dismantling permanent structures along the lake as part of disengagement | India Today image Gogra, Hot Springs and Depsang next Source said by the end of the week the disengagement process at Pangong Lake should end.