Army chief Bipin Rawat on construction in Doklam by China

New Delhi, Jan 17: On Wednesday, Army chief General Bipin Rawat said that the Chinese military has carried out a "mostly temporary" buildup in Doklam, the site of a tense standoff between the two countries last summer, even as media reports cited new satellite images to say that the infrastructure included a "full-fledged" military base.

"They have carried out some infrastructure development, most of it is temporary in nature. But while their troops may have returned and the infrastructure remains, it is anybody's guess whether they would come back there, or it is because of the winter they could not take their equipment away," Rawat said during a session in the multi-lateral 'Raisina Dialogue'.

He added that the Indian army does not visualise serious trouble, "but then one has to be prepared for it."