Archive · 29 Aug 2026
NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Visits Siachen, Highlights Army’s Extreme Conditions
Dr Ashok K. Lahiri, a senior official from NITI Aayog, visited Siachen Base Camp with his team.
Siachen is a very high and extremely cold glacier in the Himalayas.
Indian Army troops guard the area and face difficult weather and terrain.
Lahiri flew over part of the Northern Glacier to see the conditions.
He was briefed by army officers about the area.
He also visited a training school and remembered soldiers at the war memorial.
Army leaders briefed him about security and development work in Ladakh.
Siachen has been under Indian administration since 1984, while Pakistan controls part of the nearby Saltoro Ridge.
NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Dr Ashok K. Lahiri visited Siachen Base Camp with his team.
Lahiri undertook aerial reconnaissance of the Northern Glacier and was briefed by the Siachen Brigade commander.
He visited the Rockcraft Training School and paid homage at the Siachen War Memorial.
At Fire and Fury Corps headquarters, he received briefings on Ladakh’s operations and development.
Siachen is described as the world’s highest active battlefield, at an altitude of 5,753 metres.
- Who
- NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Dr Ashok K. Lahiri, his team, and Indian Army officials.
- What
- Lahiri visited Siachen Base Camp, conducted an aerial reconnaissance, visited military facilities, and received briefings.
- When
- Saturday, according to the NITI Aayog post reported in the article.
- Where
- Siachen Base Camp, the Northern Glacier, and Fire and Fury Corps headquarters in Ladakh.
- Why
- To observe the conditions faced by Indian Army troops and receive briefings on Ladakh’s operational and developmental issues.
- Visitor
- Dr Ashok K. Lahiri, Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog
- Main location
- Siachen Base Camp
- Altitude
- 5,753 metres
- Military designation
- World’s highest active battlefield
- Activities
- Aerial reconnaissance, military briefings, a training-school visit, and homage at the war memorial
- Development topics
- Modernisation, logistics, infrastructure, connectivity, and social outreach
- Historical operation
- India took control of the Siachen Glacier through Operation Meghdoot in 1984