Optical Fibre in Siachen

• 28 Nov 2024

Source: HT

For the very first time, the Indian Army has successfully installed Optical fibre connectivity at Siachen and Daulet Beg Oldie (DBO) to ensure high-speed broadband connectivity.

• Fiber optic cables use fast-traveling pulses of light to transfer digital information. It relies on total internal reflection for their operation.
• Siachen is the world’s highest and coldest battlefield. It is strategically located between Pakistan on the left and China on the right.
  • It is situated to the North of Nubra Valley through which Nubra river flows.
    • The Nubra River originates from the Siachen Glacier and is a tributary of the Shyok River, which is part of the Indus River system.
  • Additionally, Siachen glacier provides a view of the Nubra valley in the Karakoram ranges.
  • Siachen has been under Indian control since 1984, when the Indian Army launched Operation Meghdoot and occupied the glacier on the Saltoro ridge before it fell into Pakistani hands.
• DBO is an Indian military base, located at the Northernmost tip of India in the Karakoram mountains.

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