India, Aug. 29 -- The Indus Valley is located south of Chushul in the southern sector. It was an important location since it had a route that connected Chushul to Dungti and then south to Demchok. Lt Col RM Banon, Commanding Officer of the 7 J&K Militia, was in charge of the sub-sector's defence. The unit had its headquarters in Koyul, with a company and a company strength stationed in Dungti. The rest of the battalion was dispersed in small posts along the passes. On 27 October, the Chinese began attacking posts in the southern sector, following identical attack tactics which they used in northern and the middle sector.
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