Parrikar expresses grief on Siachen accident

2016-02-07 2

Visakhapatnam, Feb 07 (ANI): Expressing grief over the fatal accident in which ten soldiers were buried in an avalanche in Siachen, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Sunday said the geographical terrain of the area led to the deaths. Upon the proposal demanding conversion of Siachen into a Mountain of Peace, Parrikar said that it is a decision of national security. The minister was addressing media persons at the inauguration of the International Maritime Conference (IMC) in Visakhapatnam.