Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited the Siachen Glacier, the world’s highest battlefield, and lauded the role of soldiers for serving in such an extreme cold weather conditions.
In a statement issued here, defence spokesman in Srinagar,Colonel Rajesh Kalia said the Defence Minister made his maiden visit to theworld’s highest battle field today.
“The Defence Ministeraccompanied by Army Chief General Bipin Rawat, arrived at the Thoise airfieldand was received by Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, GOC-in-C, Northern Command,” thedefence spokesman said. He said that after a quick orientation of the generalarea, “he (Defence Minister) made an aerial reconnaissance of the SiachenGlacier to get acquainted with the expanse of this formidable frozen frontierand landed at one of the forward posts of the Siachen Glacier.”
The Defence Minister interacted with troops and said, “I amproud of all Army personnel serving in Siachen who are leaving no stoneunturned to defend our motherland. I am also proud of their parents who havesent their children to serve the nation by joining the armed forces. I willpersonally send a ‘thank you’ note to them.”
As per the defence spokesman, Singh further eulogized the”tenacious resolve and unstinting commitment of the ‘Siachen Warriors’ toprevail with aplomb in extreme harsh weather and highly treacherous terrain formaintaining the sanctity of our borders and ensuring utmost safety of fellowcountrymen.”
“He (Singh) expressed his heartfelt gratitude on behalf ofthe nation for placing the call of duty above everything while serving in oneof the world’s most inhospitable location,” the defence spokesman said.
“Singh assured the troops that the government is fully awareof all operational and administrative requirements for optimal functioning atSiachen Glacier and assured Government’s full support to fulfill the requirements on priority forour brave ‘Siachen Warriors’.”
The defence spokesman said that Singh laid a wreath at the’Siachen War Memorial’ in the memory of the “brave soldiers who have madesupreme sacrifice in service of the motherland.”