Centre adds 28 key Ladakh locations, including LAC friction points, to official Survey of India map

Key facts

• The Centre has formally identified 28 strategic places and geographical features in Ladakh on the official Survey of India map of the Union Territory, in consultation with the Ladakh UT administration.
• The identified sites include key Line of Actual Control friction points Gogra and Hot Spring, which were flashpoints during the 2020 India-China standoff and are crucial to Indian patrolling.
• The list also includes Alisha Giri, Kanishka Peak, Zorawar Peak, Skamri Glacier, Chapchingal Pass, Martand Giri, Milarepa Kangri, and Shamal Lungpa, a patrol and staging route from the 1950s.
• The eastern Ladakh border standoff between Indian and Chinese forces erupted on May 5, 2020, after a violent clash in the Pangong Lake area, with disengagement beginning in 2022.
• The move aims to streamline official cartography, enable precise identification, and improve public awareness of the sensitive border region.