Capt. Shiva Chouhan: First woman officer to be deployed in Siachen
Captain Shiva Chauhan of Fire and Fury Sappers
Captain ShivaChouhan did her schooling from Udaipur and graduated from NJR Institute of
Technology, Udaipur, in civil engineering.
Captain Shiva Chouhan became the first woman officer to get
operationally deployed at Siachen, the world's highest battlefield, the Indian
Army said on Tuesday. Before her deployment, Chouhan was put through a rigorous
one-month training at the Siachen Battle School alongside other officers of the
Indian Army.
The training
included endurance training, ice wall climbing, avalanche and crevasse rescue
and survival drills.
“In spite
of various challenges, Captain Shiva with unflinching commitment successfully
completed the training and was all set to be inducted to the Siachen Glacier,”
the Army said in a statement.
She was inducted to
the Siachen Glacier on January 2, 2023 following an arduous climb.
The team of Sappers
led by Captain Shiva Chouhan will be responsible for numerous combat engineering
tasks and will be deployed at the post for a duration of three months.
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