»At Sub-zero Temperature & Eye on China, Him Tapak Brings Respite to Army in Ladakh. Here s What it Does
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At Sub-zero Temperature & Eye on China, Him Tapak Brings Respite to Army in Ladakh. Here s What it Does
An army convoy moves on a snow covered road after the season s first snowfall, at Gulmarg in Baramulla district of north Kashmir, Monday, Nov. 16, 2020. (PTI Photo/S. Irfan)
The Indian Army has placed an order worth Rs 420 crores for indigenously made Him Tapak space heating device (Bukhari) for habitats of Army and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) deployed in Eastern Ladakh, Siachen and various mountainous locations.
DRDO develops multiple products to help Indian army battle extreme cold in deployment against China
The products are developed for the Indian Army deployed in Eastern Ladakh, Siachen and high altitude areas (Representational image)
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. Updated: 10 Jan 2021, 05:04 PM IST ANI
The Indian Army has placed an order of more than ₹420 crores for Him Tapak space heating device (Bukhari), a DRDO official said
DRDO has also developed Alocal cream that helps in preventing frostbite chilblains and other cold injuries to soldiers
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Read Full Story With over 50,000 Indian troops are deployed in Eastern Ladakh to fight against China, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed multiple products such the Him-Taapak heating devices and snow melters to help the soldiers fight the enemy in form of the extremely low temperatures.
DRDO makes several products to help Indian Army withstand sub-zero conditions at LAC - DRDO developed multiple products to help keep the soldiers warm in the extremely low temperatures.
Due to the border dispute between India and China at the eastern Ladakh, over 50,000 Indian troops are currently deployed in the region battling sub-zero conditions.
DIPAS, which conducts physiological and biomedical research to improve human performance in extreme and wartime environment has also developed Alocal cream that helps in preventing frostbite chilblains and other cold injuries to soldiers deployed in extremely cold areas.
It has also developed a flexible water bottle and Solar Snow Melter to address the issue of drinking water problems in freezing temperatures.
Dr Varshney said that the Army has placed orders worth Rs 420 crores to the manufacturers of Him Taapak . The Indian Army has placed orders worth Rs 420 crores to the manufacturers of this device and they would be deployed in all new habitats of Army and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), where the temperature is low, Varshney said.