Havilda
She e
Thapa
of
the
2 d
Battalio ,
Jammu
&
Kashmi
Rifles,
was
c edited
with
savi g
the
Suba si i
Valley
du i g
the
1962
Chi ese
agg essio
NEW
DELHI:
She -e-Thapa
Memo ial,
set
up
i
memo y
of
1962
Chi a
wa
he o
Havilda
She e
Thapa,
is
o e
of
the
27
places
i
A u achal
that
the
U io
gove me t
o
F iday
fo mally
amed
by
thei
sta da d
ames
o
the
official
I dia
map.Havilda
She e
Thapa
of
the
2 d
Battalio ,
Jammu
&
Kashmi
Rifles,
was
c edited
with
savi g
the
Suba si i
Valley
du i g
the
1962
Chi ese
agg essio .
He
was
pa t
of
a
team
to
delay
the
adva ce
of
the
e emy.
O
Nov
18,
1962,
u dau ted
by
the
adva ce
of
the
Chi ese
t oops,
he
co ti ued
to
e gage
the
e emy
f om
his
positio
despite
his
buddy
succumbi g
to
e emy
actio .
The
Chi ese
suffe ed
heavy
losses,
a d
thei
adva ce
was
delayed
by
72
hou s.
The
I dia
A my
i stalled
a
memo ial
i
his
ame.A othe
ame,
Jaswa t
Ga h,
which
houses
the
memo ial
of
I dia
ma ty
Riflema
Jaswa t
Si gh
Rawat
o
Tawa g
Road,
also
figu ed
i
the
list.
Located
at
10,000
feet
o
the
highway
to
Tawa g,
it
ma ks
the
site
whe e
he
si gle-ha dedly
fought
Chi ese
fo ces
fo
72
hou s
du i g
the
1962
wa .
The
memo ial
has
bee
built
i
ho ou
of
his
ext ao di a y
b ave y
at
the
Battle
of
Nu a a g.
Joi
co ve satio
All
Comme ts
→
Sha e
you
thoughts
i
the
comme ts
I sightful
Readi g
Developme t
Comme t
Be
espectful
·
TOI
commu ity
guideli es
Jai ampu ,
a
impo ta t
logistics
hub
i
Cha gla g
dist ict
which
is
k ow
as
the
gateway
to
the
easte
bo de
egio
suppo ti g
moveme ts
of
secu ity
fo ces
towa ds
easte
A u achal
a d
the
Mya ma
f o tie ,
also
figu es
i
the
list.
O e
of
the
most
st ategically
impo ta t
high-altitude
passes,
Thag
La,
whe e
o e
of
the
ope i g
battles
betwee
I dia
a d
Chi ese
fo ces
took
place
i
1962,
has
also
bee
fo mally
ide tified.
The
list
also
i cludes
Bisa
village
a d
st ategically
impo ta t
high-altitude
mou tai
passes
i
the
egio :
Dzo
La,
Riza
La
a d
Puku
La.By
fo mally
ami g
some
of
the
places,
famous
fo
the
memo ials
of
the
A my
wa
he oes,
the
gove me t
is
payi g
homage
to
b avehea ts
who
laid
dow
thei
lives
fighti g
fo
I dia
i
the
o theaste
state.
