Makes sense if this was the original task of these bunkers since the entry 'doors' are open to the road and the gun slits are facing the valley below. However every single bunker I saw in AP was either demolished, overrun by jungle growth, in disrepair or otherwise uninhabitable and there is absolutely no sign at all that the army plans to "dig in" if hostilities break out, contrary to what the guys told VicB. There are a large number of bunkers on the Bumla-Tawang section but they too are very old and in similar condition even though they are right by the roadside. This is interesting and somehow does not surprise me. I got the feeling that every square meter is zeroed in by guns and missiles in Bhutan, AP and Assam. There is no need for old fashioned defensive positions like bunkers and that is why they are ignored. Even the passes and mule tracks that could be infiltrated as they were in '62 are probably covered. Add the air bases in Assam and there is no way that PLA could stroll in to be challenged by Indian soldiers in roadside bunkers.rohitvats wrote:.Important thing is, they overlook the river valley below.
What stands out is the artillery--it is everywhere and out in the open, not hidden away like one would expect. Foreign tourists from everywhere come and go casually throughout the season, including a surprising number of trekkers and adventure sports types (kayaking, rafting). However there are "No Photography" signs when passing thru camps and gun emplacements and the drivers/guides are sensitive to it.
Sounds like they deliberately want these to be seen, noted and photographed
