Captain Supreetha CT First Woman Officer from AAD Deployed at Siachen

• 22 Jul 2024

Source: TH

Captain Supreetha C.T., hailing from Mysuru, has made history by becoming the second Indian Army woman officer and the first from the Corps of Army Air Defence to be operationally deployed at Siachen.

• The Siachen Glacier, which is also known as the world's highest battlefield located in the Eastern Karakoram range in the Himalayas. India launched Operation Meghdoot in 1984 to capture the Siachen Glacier in Kashmir from Pakistan, successfully gaining control of the strategically important glacier. 
• It is the second-longest glacier in the world's non-polar areas and lies south of the drainage divide separating the Eurasian Plate from the Indian subcontinent. The Nubra River originates from the Siachen Glacier.
  • Fedchenko Glacier, located in Yazgulem Range, Tajikistan is the Longest glacier in the World's Non-Polar areas.
• Siachen poses challenges due to its strategic importance, harsh climate and demanding terrain.
• Before Captain Supreetha, Shiva Chouhan was the first female officer to be deployed in Siachen.

                            

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