Army’s Northern Command has issued a global tender for procuring latest snow mobiles which will ensure better mobility for jawans and intensified patrolling in the snow-bound areas of Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir.

General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command recently issued a Request for Proposal tender for procurement of 20 snow mobiles for the Army units deployed in Northern Command theatre in J&K.

The bids are invited from Original Equipment Manufacturer of Defence Procurement Manual 2009 or Permanent Registered Authorised Distributors of OEM, a senior officer of Engineers’ Branch at Northern Command Headquarter, said. Snow mobiles are used as modes of transportation for men and material in glaciated and snow-bound areas in Siachen-Kargil heights of Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir.

The latest all-featured snow mobiles are being purchased for their use in border patrolling and for mobility of troops along the Indo-Pak border in Siachen-Kargil sector of Ladakh Region, he said.