<p>New Delhi: Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande on Wednesday visited the Siachen Base Camp and forward posts, and reviewed the operational preparedness there, sources said.</p>.<p>Gen Pande reached Leh on Tuesday, they said.</p>.<p>The Siachen Glacier, at a height of around 20,000 ft in the Karakoram range, is known as the highest militarised zone in the world.</p>.Land warfare will remain 'extremely important' in India's case: Army chief Manoj Pande.<p>Avalanches and landslides are common at the glacier during the winters and temperatures can drop to as low as minus 60 degrees Celsius.</p>.<p>"The Army chief visited Siachen Base Camp and forward posts today," a defence source told PTI, adding that he also reviewed the operational preparedness during the visit. </p>
<p>New Delhi: Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande on Wednesday visited the Siachen Base Camp and forward posts, and reviewed the operational preparedness there, sources said.</p>.<p>Gen Pande reached Leh on Tuesday, they said.</p>.<p>The Siachen Glacier, at a height of around 20,000 ft in the Karakoram range, is known as the highest militarised zone in the world.</p>.Land warfare will remain 'extremely important' in India's case: Army chief Manoj Pande.<p>Avalanches and landslides are common at the glacier during the winters and temperatures can drop to as low as minus 60 degrees Celsius.</p>.<p>"The Army chief visited Siachen Base Camp and forward posts today," a defence source told PTI, adding that he also reviewed the operational preparedness during the visit. </p>