The Siachen glacier, in the southern Karakoram range in the Himalaya Hills, is one of the five biggest snow in the Karakoram, situated at a typical elevation of 18,000 toes above sea stage. At 78 km long, it is the lengthiest glacier in the Karakoram and second-longest in the world's non-polar areas. Most of the Siachen Glacier drops under the LoC (Line of Control), a fiercely competitive area between Pakistan and Native indian. Since 1984, both countries have been battling erratically for sovereignty over this area, because of which the Siachen glacier is sometimes known as the biggest arena on this planet.
The issue in Siachen arises from the incompletely demarcated area on the map of this area. After the Indo-Pakistan war in 1971, an contract was finalized between the two countries in 1972, which came to be known as the Shimla Agreement, but it never clearly discuss who managed the glacier. UN authorities suspected there would be no argument between Native indian and Pakistan over such a cold and dry area. They were wrong.
In the Seventies and early Early, in the pretext of ascending the high mountains on this glacier, Pakistan sent trips with allows from the Govt of Pakistan. The idea was to strengthen declare on the area, as these trips came with a allow acquired from the Govt of Pakistan.
In 1984, when the Pakistan military attempt to move into the area, Native indian released a effective military function and has since managed management over all of the Siachen Glacier and its tributaries. Between 1984 and 1999, regular skirmishes took place between Native indian and Pakistan. However, more defense force have passed away in Siachen from severe circumstances than from attacker shooting. Both Native indian and Pakistan sustain lasting military existence in the area at a size of over 6,000 meters (20,000 ft), and continue to set up a large number of defense force in Siachen.
Although a cease-fire went into impact in 2003, by then the two factors had missing an approximated 2,000 employees mainly due to frostbite, avalanches and other problems. Together, the countries have about 150 operated outposts along the glacier, with some 3,000 defense force each. Formal results for keeping these outposts are put at ~$300 and ~$200 thousand for Native indian and Pakistan respectively.
The Siachen glacier also features of the world's highest helipad designed by Native indian at Point Sonam, 21,000 toes (6,400 m) above the sea stage, to supply its defense force. Native indian also set up the world's highest phone sales space on the glacier.
Aside from the Native indian and Pakistani military existence, the glacier area is unpopulated. The closest private agreement is the town of Warshi, 10 kilometers downstream from the Native indian platform camping. The area is also extremely distant with restricted street connection. On the Native indian side, streets go only as far as the military platform camping at Dzingrulma 72 km from the top of the glacier.
