Double-Humped Camels For Patrolling In Eastern Ladakh

  • 19-Jan-2021
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Indian Army is set to induct double-humped camels into the force very soon. These animals will be used to carry essential items and other infantry paraphernalia all the way to high altitude areas.

Officials believe each double-humped camel can carry five times more than local ponies found in Ladakh. The Indian Army had been using these local ponies for transportation of essential items until now.

In Ladakh, the number of these double-humped camels is very low and only around 250-300 can be found in the cold desert, particularly in the Nobra valley.

 

However, the Indian Army believes that the double-humped camels will prove helpful in patrolling the area along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). This is the same area bordering China.

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