Col Narendra Bull Kumar, who helped India secure Siachen glacier, passes away
Col Kumar, who was awarded the Kirti Chakra, Padma Shri, Arjun award and the McGregor medal, carried out multiple expeditions in the Siachen glacier area in the late 1970s and early 1980sPremium
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. Updated: 01 Jan 2021, 08:06 AM IST Agencies
Based mainly on Narendra Bull Kumar reconnaissance reports, the Indian Army went ahead with the mission to occupy the Siachen heights under the Operation Meghdoot.
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NEW DELHI :
Ace mountaineer Colonel Narendra Bull Kumar, 87, who helped India secure the Siachen Glacier, passed away on Thursday at the Army Research and Referral Hospital in New Delhi due to age-related illness.
Colonel Narendra ‘Bull’ Kumar, The Unsung Legend Who Secured Siachen For India Dies At 87
India had launched Operation Meghdoot in April 1984 to gain total control of the strategically-located glacier as well as nearby passes following Col Kumar s ground report about Pakistani activities.
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Colonel (retd) Narendra Kumar, a legendary mountaineer who had spotted Pakistani activities around the Siachen glacier in 1984 that helped India secure it subsequently, died on Thursday at the Army’s Research and Referral hospital.