#Salute to our men in uniform #ServingOurNation🇮🇳 of the #IndianArmy who in an unprecedented feat, successfully repaired an advanced light helicopter Dhruv at its crash site at 18,000 ft at #Siachen glacier and flew it back to the Siachen base camp 
The helicopter of 203 Army Aviation was on an air maintenance sortie in January 2018 when it developed a snag and had to be landed in the snow. It subsequently fell sideways due to overnight snow.
In July, a squadron was dispatched from Khanda on a 15-day journey to repair the helicopter. Under extreme climate ranging between -25 to -30 degree Celsius, the team started working on the helicopter under various physical and technical difficulties.
On most days the window of opportunity to work on the helicopter was just 60 to 90 minutes, but despite all odds, the team managed to affix new parts to make it operational.
This feat has been described as a world record of sorts as #India is one of the very few countries in the world that operate choppers at such high altitudes and the first time that the #IndianArmy has successfully repaired and retrieved a chopper from the #Siachen region.
