Meet Capt Shiva Chauhan, the first woman officer to get deployed at Siachen Glacier’s Kumar post

Meet Capt Shiva Chouhan: Army's 1st Woman Officer Posted in Siachen Trained in Ice Wall Climbing, Avalanche Rescue

On January 2, 2023, the Bengal Sapper officer finished a most difficult climb to become the Indian Army's first woman officer to be operationally deployed in Siachen Glacier

The story of Capt Shiva Singh Chauhan: What it takes to be the only woman army officer serving in Siachen

Captain Shiva Singh Chauhan is making history as she becomes the first Indian Army officer to be deployed in Siachen. She had to undergo arduous training – ice-wall climbing, avalanche and crevasse rescue and survival drills – to serve on the frozen battlefield, where temperatures can drop to minus

Captain Shiva Chouhan becomes first woman officer operationally deployed at Siachen

Captain Shiva Chauhan from the Corps of Engineers has been posted at a frontline post in Siachen Glacier, in first such operational deployment of an woman Army officer at the world's highest battlefield. The officer was posted at the Kumar post, located at an altitude of around 15,600 feet in Siachen, on Monday for a three-month stint after she underwent rigorous training, Army officials said.

Indian Army deploys first woman officer in Siachen; Captain Shiva Chouhan scripts history

Captain Shiva Chauhan from the Corps of Engineers has been posted at a frontline post in Siachen Glacier, in first such operational deployment of an woman Army officer at the world's highest battlefield. The officer was posted at the Kumar post, located at an altitude of around 15,600 feet in Siachen, on Monday for a three-month stint after she underwent rigorous training. Watch this video to know more.

Captain Shiva is 1st Army woman officer to serve in Siachen

Bengal Sapper officer inducted to Siachen post on January 2

Meet Capt Shiva Chauhan, the first woman officer to get deployed at Siachen Glacier’s Kumar post

Located in the Karakoram range in the Himalayas, Siachen Glacier at the height of around 20,000 feet is known as the highest militarised zone in the world.