Rijiju visited the Nabhidang border outpost (BoP), which is located at the height of 15,000 feet and close to Indo-China and Indo-Nepal border, and is also known as tri-junction.
The jawans apprised the minister of their ordeal and requested for a "time-bound" solution.
SSB jawans, who were stationed at the BoPs at Gunji and Kalapani, raised the issue of poor infrastructure, saying they have to undertake a foot-journey of more than two days to reach Gunji from Dharchula.
"There is no medical facility available at Gunji, Kalapani or Nabhidang BoPs. We are completely left at the mercy of God. I would request you (Rijiju) to provide us air-ambulance so that soldier in need can be air-lifted to hospitals," Sepoy Krishan Kumar said.
The jawans said they had "never imagined" that a Union minister will come to meet them, as not a single minister had done so in the last 68 years after the independence.
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