| Names |
Lance Nayak
HANUMANTHAPPA KOPPAD |
| Date of
Death |
Februarty 11, 2016 |
| Identity |
Indian Braveheart
Soldier |
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Date-wise Events / Works |
- February 03, 2016: An
avalanche hit an Indian military base in northern Siachen
Glacier region, trapping 10 soldiers, including him, under
deep snow.
- February 09, 2016: Lance
Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad survived the massive avalanche and
was found buied alive during post-disaster avalanche rescue
operations by the Indian Army, six days after the disaster,
on this day. He was rescued from 35 feet beneath the snow in
-45 °C temperatures, six days after an avalanche hit an
Indian Army post in Siachen, at an altitude of 19,600 feet.
His health was critical, but survival news gave family
members a chance to celebrate. Nine other personnel at the
post, including a junior commissioned officer (JCO) of
Madras Regiment, died in the incident.
- February 11, 2016:
Eventually he died on this day at the military Hospital in
New Delhi due to multiple organ failure because of cold
bites. During Hanumanthappa's treatment, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi visited him at the hospital.
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| General |
- Rescue operations by specialized teams of the Army and
the Air Force were under way, and coordinated from Leh and
Udhampur.
- The incident highlights the extreme risks that soldiers
face in manning the inhospitable terrain at heights of
21,000 feet under extreme weather conditions on the world’s
highest battlefield.
- Over the years, India has invested heavily in procuring
high-quality equipment.
- The Army has streamlined procedures for better
acclimatization, and this has helped to cut casualties.
- However, all that is no guarantee against the avalanche
of the sort that hit the camp.
- On an average, India spends Rs. 5 crore a day for
maintaining troops on the glacier.
- More soldiers have been killed in the Siachen glacier
owing to weather than by enemy fire over the years.
- Over 870 soldiers have lost their lives due to climatic
conditions and environmental factors since the Army launched
Operation Meghdoot in 1984, preempting Pakistan’s attempt to
occupy the strategic heights.
- The guns fell silent after India and Pakistan declared a
ceasefire along the Line of Control Actual Ground Position
Line in November 2003.
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