Indian Army soldiers guard borders at 17,000 feet altitude | Watch video

Despite heavy snowfall in the forward post of Jammu and Kashmir along the Line of Control in the Kupwara sector, the Indian Army personnel continue to perform their duty in hostile weather conditions.

The post, guarded by the Indian Army, is located at around 17,000 feet altitude.

The Army troops were also seen using snow scooters to move around their positions at a forward location near the Line of Control in the Keran sector of Jammu and Kashmir.

Another video showcasing the bravery of the Indian Army went viral a few days ago, in which the soldiers conducted an emergency evacuation of a pregnant woman from Jammu and Kashmir’s Ghaggar Hill village along the LOC in Boniyar Tehsil and shifted her to primary health care (PHC) centre in Boniyar despite heavy snowfall and treacherous road conditions.

According to the Indian Army, on January 8 at 10.30 am, the Indian Army Post at Ghaggar Hill a village along LOC in Boniyar Tehsil received a distress call from the locals requesting urgent medical assistance for a pregnant lady who was in critical condition.

The Army medical team was rushed to the location and after an initial assessment of the patient, in view of the critical situation, an emergency evacuation was planned.

Army said that due to heavy snowfall it was difficult to move vehicles from Paro to the village. Thus, taking a quick decision, the Army prepared a stretcher and planned to evacuate the patient till Salasan on a stretcher and shift her to a Public Health Centre (PHC) ambulance there.

Despite inclement and heavy snowfall the evacuation team and porters safely brought the patient to Salasan covering a dist 6.5 km and handed over her to the team of paramedics from PHC Boniyar at 1.45 pm.

(With agencies input)