LAC 'friction points' marked on India map
New Delhi, Oct. 3 -- The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), in consultation with the Ladakh administration, has formally identified 28 places and geographical features in the Union territory through standard names on the official map of the Survey of India, officials said on Friday.
The sites include key border friction points along the LAC like Gogra and Hot Spring, they said.
The move, the officials added, is aimed at ensuring accurate recognition of the identified geographical features and improving public awareness about their locations and standard nomenclature.
The 28 features include peaks, mountains, passes, glaciers, valleys, rivers, lakes and other land and water areas spread across Ladakh.
Among the prominent peaks identified are At...
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