Shiva Chauhan becomes first woman officer to be operationally deployed at 'highest battleground' in Siachen

Shiva had to undergo arduous training before her posting in Kumar Post.

Fire and Fury Corps officer Captain Shiva Chauhan became the first woman officer to be operationally deployed at the highest battleground in Kumar Post on the Siachen glacier.

"'Breaking the Glass Ceiling'
Capt Shiva Chauhan of Fire and Fury Sappers became the first woman officer to be operationally deployed in Kumar Post, post completion of arduous training, at the highest battlefield of the world #Siachen (SIC)," Fire and Fury Corps tweeted from its official twitter handle @firefurycorps. 

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Shiva had to undergo arduous training before her posting in Kumar Post.

The Siachen Glacier is the highest battleground on earth, where India and Pakistan have fought intermittently since 1984.

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