Army Instals Radar At 15,000 Feet To Predict Avalanche In North Sikkim

The avalanche monitoring radar and Defence Geoinformatics and Research Establishment (DGRE) were installed in North Sikkim by the Indian army in an effort to preserve the soldiers' lives.

This radar may identify an avalanche in less than three seconds by releasing a sequence of brief microwave pulses that are scattered at the target. 

The army claimed that the radar can detect the path of the avalanche and its size if it happens. It can also continuously detect the path and slope. 

Lieutenant General Tarn Kumar Aich, General Officer Commanding TriShakti Corps, officially opened the radar at one of the Indian army's forward posts stationed at 15,000 feet in North Sikkim.

It will help save soldiers' lives and lessen property damage in super high-altitude areas by having the potential to detect avalanches within three seconds of their trigger and this is the first of its kind in India, the army said.

It added, "It will help in limiting damage to vehicles and equipment operating at such snowbound areas" at the same time, expressing hope said that the installation of the first avalanche radar will go a long way in protecting the lives of troops deployed in harsh terrain and below-freezing temperatures.