Pics: Deep In Snow, Soldiers Patrol J&K Forward Areas, Check Infiltration

Snow, cold climatic conditions and inhospitable terrains are what the soldiers have to fight during their long range patrolling to guard the Line of Control, says a jawan.

Back-deep into a tapestry of heavy snow, Indian soldiers brave extreme weather and inhospitable terrain to conduct patrolling and keep a 'hawk's eye' on infiltrating terrorists ready to sneak into this side of the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch sector.

Sepoy Surinder Singh (named changed), walks through deep snow daily to man the listening post in forward area at a height of 7,000 feet along LoC in Poonch sector to keep vigil on the movement of infiltrating terrorists camped in launching pads across the border ready to sneak into this side, if they get slightest opportunity on the surveillance front.

"Snowfall or no snow--chilly winters or dangerous gorges--threat of attacks - our morale is high to keep round the clock vigilance along LoC. We are not scared of such situations and circumstances", a soldier guarding a forward post through his surveillance equipment tells the visiting journalists in Poonch.

The troops had to battle with nefarious designs of cunning enemy troops and their snipers, terrorists awaiting for opportunity to sneek in, and threat of attacks by Pakistan's border action teams (BATs) on one side and extreme cold climatic conditions, inhospitable terrains and deep gorges on their side of the borderline with Pakistan.