Sunday 6 March 2016

Latest Equipments for Soldiers Posted at Siachen Glacier

The soldiers deployed at Siachen glacier are provided special winter clothing including extreme cold climate clothing which includes trousers, jackets, gloves, sun glasses etc. to withstand extreme temperatures as per authorization. There is constant effort to provide better and more comfortable equipments to the troops based on requirement felt and user feedback.


Further, the soldiers deployed at Siachen are provided pre-fabricated insulated shelters (Fibre Reinforced Plastic) except at certain locations wherein due to terrain configuration and altitude, it is not possible to construct integrated shelters.
This information was given by Defence Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar in a written reply to ShriRamdas Athawale and Shri KC Tyagi in Rajya Sabha today.
NAMPI/RAJ
(Release ID :137103)

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