Army officials said that the Army has put in place an effective surveillance mechanism and the overall surveillance of the areas has improved significantly in the last two years. In September, the commander of the Army’s Eastern Command, Lt Gen Rana Pratap Kalita, had said that the Indian Army was constantly monitoring PLA activities along the LAC and was fully prepared to deal with any challenge. Significantly, after the eastern Ladakh standoff that began on May 5, 2020, India is expediting the development of infrastructure along the LAC of about 3, 34 km long.