Kargil Vijay Diwas 2024: Meet ex-Army woman officer who ran 160 km to mark 25th anniversary

She ran from Srinagar to the Kargil War Memorial in Drass sector. Her husband is an Army officer in Kashmir.

Every year on July 26, India celebrates Kargil Vijay Diwas, which marks a significant moment in India’s history — the victory over Pakistan in the 1999 Kargil War. Operation Vijay continued from May 8 to July 26, 1999. To mark the 25th Kargil Vijay Diwas 2024, an ex-Army woman officer ran 160 km from Srinagar to the Kargil War Memorial in Drass sector.

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She ran around 40 km per day. After starting from Srinagar, she moved to Wusan on Day 2, running to Sonamarg at an altitude of 9,000 feet. Day 3 saw her surmount the 11649 feet high Zojila Pass on the Srinagar-Leh national highway, connecting the Kashmir valley with the Ladakh region, to reach Matayen, before reaching the memorial at Drass on Day 4.

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