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Indian Army To Get New DRDO Developed Gadgets To Combat Harsh Winters Near LAC, Here Are The Details
Swarajya Staff
Jan 11, 2021, 09:55 AM | Updated 09:55 AM IST
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The Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed several products including the Him-Taapak heating devices and snow melters for the assistance of over 50,000 soldiers deployed in extremely low conditions in eastern Ladakh, ANI reports.
The Indian Army has placed an ordered of more than Rs 420 crore for the Him Tapak space heating device (Bukhari) that has been established for the troops stationed in Siachen and eastern Ladakh. Dr Rajeev Varshney, DRDO’s Defence Institute for Physiology and Allied Sciences (DIPAS) Director, told ANI that this device will eradicate fears of backblasting and carbon monoxide poisoning, thus securing the lives of the soldiers.
Moreover, an ‘alocal cream’ that prevents frostbite chilblains and other injuries caused by cold to the troops operating in those testing circumstances has been developed by DIPAS too. A ‘flexible water bottle’ along with a ‘solar snow meter’ that will look to cater issues related drinking water problems in freezing conditions has been developed by the institute too.
Speaking about the solar snow meter, DRDO scientist Satish Chouhan revealed, “It works on solar energy. The device tracking solar energy and use the energy to melt the snow and water is stored up to minus 40-degree centigrade in a five-litre water tank attached with the device. They can take water by using the tap attached in the tank. It is cost-effective.”
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