Leh administration seeks army's help to demine a border village
Leh administration has sought the army's help in sanitising the area in Lukung village of eastern Ladakh, where two labourers were killed in a mine blast earlier this week. The area is believed to have unexploded shells planted during the India-China war of 1962.
The two labourers from Jharkhand were killed on August 16 evening in Lukung village near Pangong lake in a mine blast near an armed forces installation. «We are aware of these shells and an inquiry has been initiated into the recent incident of the killing of two labourers.
We have also written to the army for help in sanitising the area,» Santosh Sukhadeve, deputy commissioner of Leh, told ET. He said an earlier inquiry into similar incidents in Kargil had revealed that such wartime shells don't explode naturally.
«Unfortunately some people try to extract metal from the ground as it fetches good money. We had a similar situation in Kargil earlier and some 50 to 60 shells were diffused there,» said Sukhadeve.
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