Capt. Shiva Chouhan becomes first woman officer to be deployed at Siachen, world’s highest battlefield

Capt. Shiva Chouhan becomes first woman officer to be deployed at Siachen, world’s highest battlefield

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Category : Defense Published on: January 05 2023

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  • Captain Shiva Chouhan of the Indian Army's Fire and Fury Corps became the first woman officer to get operationally deployed at the world's highest battlefield, Siachen.
  • The Fire and Fury Corps announced that officer Chauhan has been deployed to the Kumar Post after completing "arduous training."
  • Capt Shiva Chouhan from Rajasthan is a Bengal Sapper.
  • She is posted at the “Kumar Post” at an altitude of 15,632 feet where night temperatures are close to -25°C.
  • The Kumar Post on Siachen Glacier is named after Col Narendra (Bull) Kumar, the noted Army mountaineer who led the first expedition to Siachen before India launched Operation Meghdoot in April 1984 to capture the glacier.
  • Captain Shiva displayed grit and determination by successfully leading the Sura Soi Cycling Expedition from Siachen War Memorial to Kargil War Memorial conducted on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas in July 2022, covering a distance of 508 km.
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