The area is among the most difficult frontier sectors in the state, with the Taksing road passing through dense forests, steep mountainous terrain and areas affected by extreme weather and limited connectivity. The committee was told that following a confrontation between Chinese PLA personnel and Arunachal Scouts, Indian troops moved away from the point and have not returned since. The PPA report further raises concerns over Nanga Pahar, which it says was traditionally used as an ancestral hunting and yak-rearing area by the Nah and Mara communities. The villagers and local representatives are concerned that if this continues, the Chinese PLA will keep coming closer and closer,” Vivek said. Bengia and Vivek also told this newspaper that the Chinese have constructed a motorable road and permanent structures close to the border.