First woman Army officer posted at Siachen completes 100 days

The first woman officer deployed at Siachen on Wednesday successfully completed 100 days stays.

Siachen is the world's highest battlefield and is known for its inclement weather and the heavy toll it takes on the human body. Sharing the news, Fire and Fury Corps of the Indian Army wrote on Twitter, "Capt Shiva Chouhan of Fire and Fury Sappers, first Woman Officer to be op deployed at #SiachenGlacier has successfully completed 100 days at the world's highest battlefield in unforgiving weather conditions and freezing winter temps."

The temperature at Siachen drops to as low as 60 degree Celsius during the winters, with avalanches and landslides being a common occurrence.

Before being deployed in Siachen, Captain Chouhan was put through a rigorous one-month training programme, which included ice- wall climbing, avalanche and crevasse rescue and survival drills at the Siachen Battle School alongside other officers of the Indian Army.

The Army had said in a statement, " Chouhan's commitment helped her successfully complete training and she was posted at Siachen glacier."

On January 3, Prime Minister, Narendra Modi had lauded her deployment saying that the same highlights the spirit of India's 'nari Shakti.'

"This will make every Indian proud, illustrating the spirit of India's nari shakti," the PM had said in a tweet.

Capt Shiva Chouhan did her schooling from Udaipur and graduated from NJR Institute of Technology, Udaipur in civil engineering.

The Indian Army had said, "since her childhood, Chouhan was motivated to join the Indian Armed Forces and showcased unparalleled zeal during training at Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai and was commissioned into the Engineer Regiment in May 2021."