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Indo-Tibetan Border Police to get special cold climate clothing
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- More than 15,000 personnel of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) force deployed along the China border are set to benefit from a policy decision on altitude specifications that makes them eligible to get special cold climate clothing.
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- Earlier situation- Earlier only those ITBP men deployed at an altitude of up to 12,000 feet from the sea level were entitled for a special protective clothing
- New guidelines- Last year, the guidelines were revised and personnel deployed at 9,000 feet also became eligible for the uniforms to get the special clothing, a senior government official said.
- Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
(1) The Indo-Tibetan Border Police is one of the seven Central Armed Police Forces of India under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
(2) The ITBP is deployed along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China, spanning 3,488 km of difficult terrain up to at an altitude of 18,900 feet.
(3) There are five pockets — three in Ladakh and one each in Uttarakhand and Arunachal Pradesh, that are claimed by both the countries.
Source
The Hindu