Siachen Base Camp (India)
Siachen Base Camp, 12,000 feet above sea level at Partapur, is a
Siachen Base Camp, which serves the northern and middle Siachen sectors, is one of the 2 bases for the Siachen region, and other base being just west of
For the military operation, to ferry two people and their supplies, a minimum of 2–4 helicopter trips are required. Each helicopter trip cost ₹ 35,000 (year 2012).[5] For example, it took 20 days and 200 helicopter trips for the assault team to gather at Bilafond La for the Operation Rajiv in 1987.[6] For every soldier on the combat post, 20 soldiers are needed at the base for replacement training, logistics and support.[7]
Until 2013, 26 decorations have been awarded to the Indian soldiers in this sectors, including 1
History
Colonel Narendra Bull Kumar took expeditions to the Siachen area in 1978, 1982, 1983 and 1984 to scale Sia Kangri (24,350 feet) and Indira Col and Saltoro Kangri-I (25,400 feet), and skied to Bilafond La, Sia La and Turkistan La.[2]
This area was captured by India in 1984 in
Tourism
India allows several tourist and civilian activities in Siachen area. To exploit the potential for tourism, the government is making ongoing efforts to improve connectivity.[9] There is a recurring planned annual civilian expedition from Siachen Base Camp to Indira Ridge, Indira Col and other features. India has opened up the entire area from Siachen Base Camp at 12,000 ft to Kumar Post at 15,000 ft for the regular tourism for the civilians. Bana Post at 20,500 ft will remain off limit to tourists. Temperatures drop to below minus 60 degrees celsius during the winter.[9]
Until 2010, civilian tourists were permitted only in the
were captured from Pakistan by India inSee also
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- Near the AGPL (Actual Ground Position Line)
- NJ9842 (peak) LoC ends and AGPL begins here
- Gharkun (peak)
- Gyong Kangri (peak)
- Gyong La (pass)
- Goma (Siachen)
- Gyari (valley)
- Chumik Kangri (peak)a
- K12 (mountain) (peak)
- Bana Top(peak)
- Bilafond La
- Saltoro Valley
- Ghent Kangri
- Sia La
- Sia Kangri
- Indira Col
- Borders
- Actual Ground Position Line (AGPL)
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- Operation Meghdoot, by India
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References
- ^ a b Siachen Glacier open to tourists! Everything you must know before visiting world's highest battlefield, Financial Express, 26 October 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f 30 years of the world's coldest war, The Tribune, 13 April 1984.
- ^ a b Haryanvi Meghdoot who defended the most challenging post in Siachen, The Tribune, 9 Nov 2019.
- ^ Everyday is a story: Army officers recall their time at Siachen Glacier, Indian Express, 14 Feb 2016.
- ^ ISBN 978-81-291-2704-4.
- ^ a b Ajai Shukla (30 May 2011). "Army watches as Siachen dialogue resumes". Business Standard.
- ^ Siachen Glacier: Battling on the roof of the world, Indian Defence Review, 18 Dec 2018.
- ^ "Naib Subedar Bana Singh". Bharat Rakshak. Archived from the original on 5 March 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ a b Siachen, world's highest battlefield, now open for tourists, Economic Times, 21 Oct 2019.
External links
- http://realitycheck.wordpress.com/2007/07/30/media-whining-will-demoralize-our-forces/
- http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/us-army-chief-to-visit-siachen-base-camp_100107682.html
- http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Army/Galleries/main.php?g2_itemId=1272
- https://web.archive.org/web/20111008183632/http://www.siachenglacier.com/
- http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/document/papers/pm_June05.htm
- http://www.indianexpress.com/news/at-siachen-casualties-come-to-all-time-low/371756/
- http://www.team-avalanche.com/forum/index.php?topic=36.0