New Delhi: In his first official trip as the country's new Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh on Monday visited the Siachen glacier - the world's most dangerous battlefield - to meet the soldiers guarding the border beyond the height of 12,000 feet.
Singh arrived at the high altitude Thoise airfield in Ladakh on Monday morning and then he travelled to an operational base and before reaching the Siachen Glacier.
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Visited a forward post and Siachen base camp today and interacted with the Army personnel serving in this region which is also known as the ‘the highest battle field in the world’. pic.twitter.com/Ns8uFpK4TT
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">Visited a forward post and Siachen base camp today and interacted with the Army personnel serving in this region which is also known as the ‘the highest battle field in the world’. pic.twitter.com/Ns8uFpK4TT
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) June 3, 2019Visited a forward post and Siachen base camp today and interacted with the Army personnel serving in this region which is also known as the ‘the highest battle field in the world’. pic.twitter.com/Ns8uFpK4TT
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) June 3, 2019
The Defence Minister tweeted pictures of himself interacting with the soldiers while sharing a plate of jalebis (Indian sweet dish).
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I am proud of all Army personnel serving in Siachen who are leaving no stone unturned to defend our motherland.
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I am also proud of their parents who have sent their children to serve the nation by joining the Armed forces. I will personally send a thank you note to them.
">I am proud of all Army personnel serving in Siachen who are leaving no stone unturned to defend our motherland.
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) June 3, 2019
I am also proud of their parents who have sent their children to serve the nation by joining the Armed forces. I will personally send a thank you note to them.I am proud of all Army personnel serving in Siachen who are leaving no stone unturned to defend our motherland.
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) June 3, 2019
I am also proud of their parents who have sent their children to serve the nation by joining the Armed forces. I will personally send a thank you note to them.
He also paid tribute to the fallen soldiers who were martyred while serving at the hostile territory.
Singh, accompanied by Army Chief Gen. Bipin Rawat, is also scheduled to visit the headquarters of the Indian Army's 14 Corps in Leh and 15 Corps in Srinagar, official sources said.
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Paid tributes to the martyred soldiers who sacrificed their lives while serving in Siachen.
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More than 1100 soldiers have made supreme sacrifice defending the Siachen Glacier.
The nation will always remain indebted to their service and sacrifice. pic.twitter.com/buWxgv6Nmg
">Paid tributes to the martyred soldiers who sacrificed their lives while serving in Siachen.
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) June 3, 2019
More than 1100 soldiers have made supreme sacrifice defending the Siachen Glacier.
The nation will always remain indebted to their service and sacrifice. pic.twitter.com/buWxgv6NmgPaid tributes to the martyred soldiers who sacrificed their lives while serving in Siachen.
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) June 3, 2019
More than 1100 soldiers have made supreme sacrifice defending the Siachen Glacier.
The nation will always remain indebted to their service and sacrifice. pic.twitter.com/buWxgv6Nmg
Top commanders of the Army will brief the Defence Minister about the overall security situation along the Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan and apprise him about the anti-terror operations in Kashmir.
The Siachen Glacier in the Karakorum range is known as the highest militarised zone in the world where the soldiers have to battle frostbite and high winds.
Avalanches and landslides are common at the glacier during the winters and temperatures can drop to as low as minus 60 degrees Celsius.
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The Defence Minister is scheduled to return to New Delhi on Monday evening.
