Captain Shiva Chauhan has been posted at the army's Kumar post at an altitude of 15,632 feet on the Siachen Glacier, the world's highest battlefield. Captain Shiva Chauhan becomes the first woman officer to be actively deployed in the world's highest battlefield Siachen Glacier.
Capt Shiva Chauhan underwent rigorous training at the Siachen Battle School, which included a number of training such as snow wall climbing, avalanche and avalanche rescue and survival drills. Captain Shiv Chauhan joined the Siachen Glacier on January 2 this year after an arduous climb. The Indian Army informed that the team of sappers led by Captain Chauhan will be responsible for a number of engineering works. With this, he will be posted on the post for a further period of three months.
Siachen Glacier is situated at an altitude of more than 15 thousand feet. It is the highest battlefield in the world. The Indian Army has posted its female officer here for the first time. Captain Shiva Chauhan is an officer of the Bengal Sapper Group of the Engineer Regiment. His responsibility in Siachen is to build and maintain them according to the needs of the soldiers.
Information about Captain Shiva:-
Captain Shiva Chauhan of Rajasthan is a Bengal Sapper officer. He has completed his schooling from Udaipur and holds a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from NJR Institute of Technology, Udaipur. Shiva is only 25 years old. He was born in 1997. He lost his father at the young age of 11 years. His mother was a homemaker, who took care of his studies.
Shiva Chauhan had joined the Engineer Regiment of the Indian Army in May 2021 only after completing his army training. Earlier, he had led the 508 kilometer Sura Soi cycle campaign on Kargil Vijay Diwas. Shiva is standing at the forefront of the country's security today.