New Delhi: The 2-km mutual withdrawal of Indian and Chinese troops at Ladakh -- on since Sunday after the Special Representative level talks -- is complete in some areas, sources said. The withdrawal at Patrol Point 15 in Hot Springs is now complete. The 2-km mutual withdrawal at Patrol Point 17A (Gogra) will happen tomorrow or the day after, sources said. Some movement by the Chinese near the Pangong lake -- the Finger 4 Area -- is happening, sources said. Vehicles and tents have been removed but the ridge line remains occupied by the Chinese troops, sources said.

Yesterday, the withdrawal at the Galwan river valley, where Indian and Chinese troops clashed with fatal results-- the first in decades -- appeared complete. Satellite images from the bend of the Galwan river as it crosses the Line of Actual Control and flows into Indian territory, showed the area cleared of Chinese troops and structures. Sources said the Chinese are now firmly on their side of the Line of Actual Control -- the de-facto border between India and China.

The Chinese and Indian troops had started the withdrawal at three spots in Ladakh -- Galwan Valley, Hot Springs and Gogra -- leaving a buffer zone in between after Sunday`s talks.

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