DRDO of India Handed Over the Hi Tech Shelters To the Indian Army

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) of India, handed over the hi tech shelters to the Indian Army, to use at the high altitudes. The Integrated Thermally Regulated Shelters are to provide protection to the soldiers against extreme climatic condition of the Himalayan regions. On 15 June 2011, the Defence Ministry of India dedicated the shelters to the HQ 14 Corps at a function in Leh, Ladakh.

The shelters designed and developed by DRDO, are equipped with integrated temperature regulators, bio digesters and air monitoring systems. The shelter design is modular and all the services like electrical, plumbing and water supply, sewage disposal, kerosene gensets and solar power are well integrated within the shelter. The shelters were designed to withstand seismic activities upto a level of zone 5 and sub-zero temperature, upto minus 35 degree Celsius.