China Has Built 101 Houses Inside Indian Territory: US-Based Imaging Company

Indian Army personnel stand guard at Bumla pass at the India-China border in Arunachal Pradesh on Oct. 21, 2012. According to Indian media reports, the Chinese have built 101 houses, 2.5 miles inside the Indian territory in an area inside Arunachal Pradesh. BIJU BORO/AFP via Getty Images

NEW DELHI—The Chinese have built a village consisting of 101 houses along the Tsari Chu river in the border Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, according to the US-based imaging company Planet Labs, reported Indian media.

The construction of the village was completed 2.5 miles into the Indian territory by November last year while India and China engaged in a tense military standoff in the far north, Himalayan region of Ladakh and is a matter of grave concern for India, reported the New Delhi Television (NDTV) on Jan. 18.