The Union Interim Parliament of India has maintained large numbers of soldiers on its borders for many years, especially so on its eastern side. Since the conquest of Arunachal Pradesh, it has had logistical problems transporting supplies to the state. In late March 2013, a routine flight over one of the breakaway states went wrong, sending a pilot crashing into the jungles of Bodoland. A rescue operation was set up, and backfired when the troops sent to retrieve the crashed plane got into a firefight with Bodoland forces, who thought the UIP troops were invading. From there, the situation escalated and Operation Dissolution was launched.