- Ladakh - UPDATED: April 22, 2024, 12:45 PM - 2 min read
Defence Minister reviews India's military preparedness in Siachen
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pande during a visit at Siachen Base Camp, in Ladakh, Monday, April 22.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh paid a visit to Siachen on Monday, taking a review of India's overall military preparedness in the region. Siachen is the world's highest battlefield where the Indian Army marked its 40th year of its presence.
The defence minister accompanied by Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande, reviewed the overall security situation in the region, officials said.
Singh also interacted with the soldiers deployed in Siachen.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pande during a visit to Siachen Base Camp, in Ladakh.
The Siachen glacier, which is at a height of around 20,000 feet in the Karakoram range, is known as the highest militarised zone in the world where the soldiers have to battle frostbite and high winds.
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Under its 'Operation Meghdoot' the Indian Army established its full control over the Siachen Glacier in April 198, and since then is retaining the region.
The Indian Army strengthened its presence in Siachen over the last few years.
In January last year, Captain Shiva Chauhan from the Army's Corps of Engineers was posted at a frontline post in Siachen Glacier, in the first such operational deployment of a woman Army officer at the key battlefield.
"The Indian Army's control over Siachen Glacier has not only been a story of unparalleled valour and determination but also an incredible journey of technological advancements and logistical improvements that transformed it from one of the most formidable terrains into a symbol of indomitable spirit and innovation," an Army official had said last week.
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