Northern Army commander visits DIHAR, Leh

Army's northern command chief Lt Gen Ranbir Singh visited the Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR) in Leh district of Ladakh region on Tuesday, officials said.

Lt Gen Singh was by accompanied by his wife Kalpana Singh Dhatt and Lieutenant General Y K Joshi, the general officer commanding 'Fire and Fury' corps, they said.

DIHAR is an agro-animal research and development institute of the DRDO, located in the high altitude cold desert trans-Himalayan region of Ladakh, which is mandated to fulfill the fresh food requirements of troops in the sector by developing appropriate technologies.

DIHAR Director Dr O P Chaurasia briefed the three on various activities being undertaken by the institute.

Over the years, with the effort of DIHAR, local farmers of Ladakh are able to supply fresh food requirement of the Army during the summer season.

Now the institute is intensively endeavouring to develop technologies whereby local supply of vegetables during winter months can be enhanced, the officials said.