There has been an acute shortage of high altitude clothing including snow goggles and boots for troops deployed in Siachen and Ladakh, forcing them to procure old and recycled versions, the Comptroller and Auditor General said, adding that there was also inadequate special ration for these soldiers, affecting their calorie intake by 82 percent.
The CAG in a report tabled in Lok Sabha explained that a limited budget constrained the procurement of a certain type of high altitude clothing.
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There has been an acute shortage of high altitude clothing including snow goggles and boots for troops deployed in Siachen and Ladakh, forcing them to procure old and recycled versions, the Comptroller and Auditor General said, adding that there was also inadequate special ration for these soldiers, affecting their calorie intake by 82 percent. The CAG in a report tabled in Lok Sabha explained that a limited budget constrained the procurement of a certain type of high altitude clothing. Read more at: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/acute-shortage-of-high-altitude-clothing-for-troops-deployed-in-siachen-ladakh-cag/articleshow/73910420.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst