Captain Shiva Chauhan becomes first woman Army officer to be deployed at Siachen Glacier, underwent rigorous training
The team of Sappers led by Captain Chouhan will be responsible for numerous combat engineering tasks.
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Fire and Fury Corps officer Captain Shiva Chauhan underwent rigorous training including endurance training, ice wall climbing, avalanche and crevasse rescue, and survival drills, as she became the first woman officer to be operationally deployed at the world's highest battleground on the Siachen Glacier. Captain Shiva Chouhan was put through rigorous training along with other personnel which included endurance training, ice wall climbing, avalanche and crevasse rescue, and survival drills, at the Siachen Battle School, the Indian Army informed on Tuesday.
She got inducted to the Siachen Glacier on January 2, this year after an arduous climb. The team of Sappers led by Capt Chouhan will be responsible for numerous combat engineering tasks and will be deployed at the post for a duration of three months. Earlier today, the Indian Army informed us about the feet achieved by Captain Shiva Chauhan.
'Breaking the Glass Ceiling'
Capt Shiva Chauhan of Fire and Fury Sappers became the first woman officer to be operationally deployed in Kumar Post, post completion of arduous training, at the highest battlefield of the world #Siachen.#SuraSoi@PMOIndia @DefenceMinIndia @adgpi pic.twitter.com/nQbmJxvLQ4 — @firefurycorps_IA (@firefurycorps) January 3, 2023
"Capt Shiva Chauhan of Fire and Fury Sappers became the first woman officer to be operationally deployed in Kumar Post, at the highest battlefield of the world," tweeted the official account of Fire and Fury Corps of the Indian Army.
Our salute to Captain Shiva Chauhan of @firefurycorps on becoming the first woman officer to be operationally deployed in Kumar Post at the highest battlefield of the world, #Siachen.
The country is proud of her brave daughter! #AmritMahotsav #WhatsTrending #NaariShakti pic.twitter.com/Pt79AvlCR5 — Amrit Mahotsav (@AmritMahotsav) January 3, 2023
The Twitter post has added the caption, `Breaking the Glass Ceiling`, celebrating Shiva`s feat. The Siachen Glacier is the highest battleground on earth, where India and Pakistan have fought intermittently since 1984.
(With inputs from ANI)
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