NEW DELHI - Indian Army mulls new proposal over Siachen Glacier, World's highest battlefield.
Indian Army is considering a proposal to re-open Siachen Glacier, in Ladakh sources said on Tuesday, India TV has reported.
Mountaineering expeditions used to be allowed to Siachen till 1984 before the ice-clad high altitude region was militarized following machinations by Pakistan.
The sources said the proposal is being considered with all earnestness since it has come directly from Army Chief General Bipin Rawat but no concrete road map has yet been laid out in this direction.
"The remark was made by the Army chief during a closed-door meeting recently. The chief said that he is thinking over a proposal to open the Siachen Glacier to people," a senior Army official told IANS.