Ladakh Weather

High altitudes, unpredictable weather and the lack of proven mechanical options have made the armed forces look at a natural alternative in the challenging terrain of Ladakh, and the two-humped camel is leading the pack.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday celebrated Holi with Army jawans in Leh and lauded them for protecting the country from enemies while braving extreme weather conditions.

The weather advisory has forecast overcast conditions with snowfall in Kargil, Zanskar, and various areas of Leh.

Difficult terrain and weather challenges have pushed the deadline for completion of the Zojila tunnel, which will provide all-weather connectivity between the Kashmir valley and the Ladakh region, to December 2030, according to officials.

Zoji La Tunnel, which is said to establish all-weather connectivity between the Union Territories of Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir, is expected to be completed by December 2030, an army official said on Thursday.

Srinagar-Leh highway passing through the Zoji-La pass was on Thursday closed for civilian vehicular movement till further orders, due to continuous spell of snowfall and extreme weather, informed Ladakh Administration.

Director General of India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday said that under the influence of an active western disturbance approaching north-west India, there could be rainfall or snowfall at most places over the western Himalayan region.

With Himachal Pradesh and Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh being hit by cloudbursts, experts on Wednesday said predicting this disaster is difficult as it is mostly a localised event and occurs in the hilly areas.

Bad weather on Monday forced the cancellation of President Ram Nath Kovind's visit to Drass in Ladakh to pay homage to martyrs on the 22nd anniversary of the Kargil Vijay Diwas, officials said in Srinagar.

Regions including Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh are likely to witness scattered to widespread rainfall for the next three days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

The Indian Army guards the frontiers of the Ladakh region amid harsh weather conditions and not-so-congenial terrains, but there is barely anything that can swerve a soldier's fighting spirit. And that was evident in a heart-warming video shared by Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Kiren Rijiju, on Twitter.

Indian soldiers are all set to brave the harsh winter in eastern Ladakh with the latest in extreme cold weather clothing imported from the US as the standoff with China shows no sign of easing.

In a major boost to India's preparedness to take on the Chinese on the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the Indian Army has received the initial consignment of extreme cold weather clothing from the USA for its troops deployed on the China border.

Indian Army has received Bharat drones, developed indigenously by DRDO, to help carry out accurate surveillance in the mountainous terrains along the Line of Actual Control in Eastern Ladakh amid ongoing boundary dispute with China.

Pakistan has been trolled on Twitter after it tried to target India by reporting on Ladakh weather. The country's national radio broadcaster - Radio Pakistan - put out a tweet on Sunday with maximum and minimum temperatures in Ladakh, albeit with a major error.

High altitudes, unpredictable weather and the lack of proven mechanical options have made the armed forces look at a natural alternative in the challenging terrain of Ladakh, and the two-humped camel is leading the pack.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday celebrated Holi with Army jawans in Leh and lauded them for protecting the country from enemies while braving extreme weather conditions.

The weather advisory has forecast overcast conditions with snowfall in Kargil, Zanskar, and various areas of Leh.

Difficult terrain and weather challenges have pushed the deadline for completion of the Zojila tunnel, which will provide all-weather connectivity between the Kashmir valley and the Ladakh region, to December 2030, according to officials.

Zoji La Tunnel, which is said to establish all-weather connectivity between the Union Territories of Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir, is expected to be completed by December 2030, an army official said on Thursday.

Srinagar-Leh highway passing through the Zoji-La pass was on Thursday closed for civilian vehicular movement till further orders, due to continuous spell of snowfall and extreme weather, informed Ladakh Administration.

Director General of India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday said that under the influence of an active western disturbance approaching north-west India, there could be rainfall or snowfall at most places over the western Himalayan region.

With Himachal Pradesh and Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh being hit by cloudbursts, experts on Wednesday said predicting this disaster is difficult as it is mostly a localised event and occurs in the hilly areas.

Bad weather on Monday forced the cancellation of President Ram Nath Kovind's visit to Drass in Ladakh to pay homage to martyrs on the 22nd anniversary of the Kargil Vijay Diwas, officials said in Srinagar.

Regions including Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh are likely to witness scattered to widespread rainfall for the next three days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

The Indian Army guards the frontiers of the Ladakh region amid harsh weather conditions and not-so-congenial terrains, but there is barely anything that can swerve a soldier's fighting spirit. And that was evident in a heart-warming video shared by Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Kiren Rijiju, on Twitter.

Indian soldiers are all set to brave the harsh winter in eastern Ladakh with the latest in extreme cold weather clothing imported from the US as the standoff with China shows no sign of easing.

In a major boost to India's preparedness to take on the Chinese on the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the Indian Army has received the initial consignment of extreme cold weather clothing from the USA for its troops deployed on the China border.

Indian Army has received Bharat drones, developed indigenously by DRDO, to help carry out accurate surveillance in the mountainous terrains along the Line of Actual Control in Eastern Ladakh amid ongoing boundary dispute with China.

Pakistan has been trolled on Twitter after it tried to target India by reporting on Ladakh weather. The country's national radio broadcaster - Radio Pakistan - put out a tweet on Sunday with maximum and minimum temperatures in Ladakh, albeit with a major error.