At 16,500 feet and above, the normal parameters of human existence do not apply and even a 10 minutes walk out in open could be fatal, but under such circumstances, Indian soldiers stand firm at Tawang Post to guard 1.2 billion people from any eventualities coming from neighbouring nation – China.
Tawang Post, one of the several such posts dotted along the Indo-China border In Arunachal Pradesh, where Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnels guard the frontier come rain, snow or landslides or high altitude illness. It is all part of their daily routine.
From ground zero News World India Correspondent Pranjali Singh walked shoulder to shoulder with the mountain brigade of ITBP to bring out the story of our brave soldiers who patrol the borders, train themselves for any eventuality and battle the vagaries of the weather.