Exercise Parvat Prahar

Context

Army chief visited the Ladakh sector to review Exercise Parvat Prahar. 

About

• The exercise saw the deployment of all new major inductions of the Army.
• The exercise was held in the Ladakh plateau at an altitude of 14,000 feet.
• The army used newly inducted all-terrain vehicles transported by Chinook heavy lift helicopters and K9-Vajra howitzers, among others. 
• The exercise featured a display of operational capabilities by artillery guns and other key weapon systems. 
• The exercise comes as India and China are undertaking disengagement from Patrolling Point-15 in eastern Ladakh.

About Patrolling Points

• PPs are patrolling points identified and marked on the LAC, which are patrolled with a stipulated frequency by the security forces.
• They serve as a guide to the location of the LAC for the soldiers, acting as indicators of the extent of ‘actual control’ exercised on the territory by India.
• By regularly patrolling up to these PPs, the Indian side is able to establish and assert its physical claim about the LAC.