Remember the stint of George Fernandes as the Defence Minister during NDA regime when the lack of snow scooters in the Siachen Glacier, known to be the highest battleground in the world, due to the lackadaisical attitude of the babus in the South Block. The flamboyant defence minister, who has been visiting the troops in the location even the harshest of weather, sent the babus packing to Siachen to see the need for the scooters. And within three days bureaucrats realised the need.
Cut to 2010, the Defence Ministry has signed a contract for procurement of 20 Snow Mobiles with M/s BRP, Finland in December 2010. The complete set was received, inspected and deployed in Siachen by March 2011 in a "record time frame of three months", MoD claimed in its annual report.
To understand Siachen Glacier and the hardships faced by the troops better read these reports - Siachen Glacier
IT APPEARS THE INTELLEGENT BABUS DO APPRECIATE THE DIFFICULTIES OF THE SOLDERS AND OFFICERS ON GLACIAR. THEY ARE THE UNSEEN UNSUNG HEROES OR VILLANS BEHIND THE BRAVE INDIAN OFFICER AND JAWAN . THE DOZENS OF PHOTOS ON THE STEPS OF SOUTH BLOCK OF OUR FALLEN HEROESAT TIMES MUST
ReplyDeleteSURELY BE MOTIVATING THEM TO DO A HONEST JOB ATLEAST ONCE A DAY . THEY CAN COLLECT THE RENT AS LONG AS THE SOLDER SAILOR AND AIRMAN GET THEIR EQUIPMENT DUES AND REQUREMENTS