A border outpost , border out post , border observation post or BOP is an outpost maintained by a sovereign state on its border , usually one of a series placed at regular intervals, to watch over and safeguard its border with a neighboring state with which it may or may not have friendly relations. Such posts are staffed by border guards and are at all times connected by radio communication with ongoing border patrols in their region and the force headquarters in the interior of the country for their day-to-day functioning, passing on intelligence and for requesting supplies and any needed reinforcements in emergencies.
11-576: Cho La may refer to: Cho La (Sikkim, India and Tibet, China) , a mountain pass between Sikkim, India and Tibet, China Cho La (Nepal) , a mountain pass in Nepal Cho La (Sichuan) , a mountain pass in Sichuan, China Chola Mountains , a mountain range in western Sichuan, China, named after the pass See also [ edit ] Chola (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
22-838: A few administration and residential buildings or tents , an armory , trench , bunkers , wire obstacles , fortified machine gun posts and watchtowers . A flagpole flying the country's national flag may be located on the premise along with a Wireless Communication Antenna and a designated clearing as a make-do helipad . Border outposts are staffed in peacetime by the border guard to check smuggling , infiltration by spies of untrusted neighboring countries, insurgents bent on smuggling weapons and explosives for terrorist attacks and subversive activities, illegal immigration and human trafficking etc.. They usually have watchtowers where soldiers are posted day and night on sentry duty looking for intruders and illegal cross-border activity of any kind. Patrols go out regularly to patrol
33-461: A summer palace at Chumbi and used to spend summers there. The road between Tumlong and Chumbi via Cho La was kept in good condition. The route was also the main trading route between Sikkim and Tibet. The first Europeans to visit the Chola Pass were Archibald Campbell (Darjeeling superintendent) and Joseph Dalton Hooker (botanist) in 1849, who attempted to travel to Chumbi in order to visit
44-433: A wide variety of terrain, including the inhospitable areas that often mark political boundaries. Border outposts, where available, are built on strategic locations which are usually elevated at the highest points in the local terrain and where possible on hilltops along the border. Depending upon international relations with the neighboring country and local strategic needs, BOPs are sometimes built with an assortment of
55-607: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Cho La (Sikkim, India and Tibet, China) Cho La or Cho-la ( Tibetan : གྲོ་ལ , Wylie : gro la ) is a mountain pass in the Chola range of the Himalayas . It connects the Indian state of Sikkim with China's Tibet Autonomous Region . It is situated around four miles to the north-west of Nathu La . Cho La used to be
66-586: The Nathu La and Cho La passes. On the Indian side, there is a fair-weather mountain road linking the pass to Changgu on the Nathu-la road. On the Chinese side, there is a border outpost at 4,783 metres (15,692 ft) above sea level . Road to the outpost was repaved in 2016. Border outpost Depending on the length and breadth of a country's borders and geography, they could be located in
77-595: The Dewan who was staying there. Sikkim had an agreement with Tibet not to allow foreigners into the Tibetan territory. The two men were arrested at the Chola Pass and detained for several weeks. Sikkim had to face retribution from the British Raj for the insult caused. The Cho La pass was one of the sites of the 1967 Nathu La and Cho La clashes between China and India, which concluded with Chinese withdrawal from both
88-454: The border guard, the special forces tasked with patrolling the border in peacetime, withdraw from the Border outposts and provide assistance in a limited capacity to the country's regular army which then comes and mans all the border outposts at the international border facing the enemy neighboring country. Wartime assistance of the border guard to the army is essential as they are familiar with
99-481: The international border to check illegal crossings and track any footprints of those who may have crossed over illegally or attempted to. In case intrusion by foreign elements is confirmed, it is the responsibility of the Border guard based on the BOP to trace the intruders by checking the nearby settlements, villages and towns and inform the law enforcement agencies, Customs and Police authorities. During wartime however
110-682: The main mountain pass between Sikkim and the Chumbi Valley (Yadong County), connecting the Sikkimese capital of Tumlong with the Chumbi town. Towards the end of the 19th century, the British developed Jelep La , and later Nathu La , as they were accessible from British India, and Cho La fell into relative disuse. The Cho La pass was in regular used by the Sikkim royal family, which had
121-424: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cho_La&oldid=1171103110 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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