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Removal of Garbage @ Siachen
September 28 , 2019
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- Since January 2018 Indian Army has disposed of nearly 130 tonnes of waste from Siachen Glacier.
- Based on a 2018 concept note on waste management on the glacier, the Army has made bringing down waste a part of the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for troops.
- On average, 236 tonnes of waste is generated every year on Siachen glacier.
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- India has held the glacier’s dominating heights since it occupied them in 1984 under ‘Operation Meghdoot’.
- The Bana post is the highest on the glacier close to 22,000 feet.
- At 18,000-19,000 feet, Indian and Pakistani posts face each other.
- Beyond 22,000 feet only Indian army is there.
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