[h=1]Coming soon: A new 'winter-proof' LoC fence[/h]August 01, 2015
The Army has finalised plans to construct a new type of fence on the Line of Control in Kashmir, which will not collapse due to heavy snowfall every winter.
Nearly 350 km of the 400 km-long fence in the Kashmir region gets damaged every winter and has to be fixed in the summer.
This, officials say, makes it easier for terrorists from Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir to infiltrate from across the LoC.
"We have arrived at this new design after winter trials and are going to put it in place in the Kashmir region. The new fence will be of great help in improving our counter-infiltration posture and minimise infiltration from across the LoC," Northern Army Commander Lt General D S Hooda told The Indian Express.
http://news.rediff.com/commentary/2...of-loc-fence/3fb6c5ee923b70b24c032474cce43c58
The Army has finalised plans to construct a new type of fence on the Line of Control in Kashmir, which will not collapse due to heavy snowfall every winter.
Nearly 350 km of the 400 km-long fence in the Kashmir region gets damaged every winter and has to be fixed in the summer.
This, officials say, makes it easier for terrorists from Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir to infiltrate from across the LoC.
"We have arrived at this new design after winter trials and are going to put it in place in the Kashmir region. The new fence will be of great help in improving our counter-infiltration posture and minimise infiltration from across the LoC," Northern Army Commander Lt General D S Hooda told The Indian Express.
http://news.rediff.com/commentary/2...of-loc-fence/3fb6c5ee923b70b24c032474cce43c58
