Sonam Wangchuk Makes Mobile Solar-Powered Tent for Indian Army

Sonam Wangchuk Makes Mobile Solar-Powered Tent for Indian Army

“Indian and Chinese troops are being withdrawn from friction points. Disengagement is happening. It is a good thing for both. Around 50,000 troops were deployed at high-altitude areas in harsh winter conditions. It was a difficult situation.” Ladakh-based engineer Sonam Wangchuk, who inspired the character of ‘Phunsukh Wangdu’ in the Bollywood blockbuster “Three Idiots”, has developed a mobile solar-powered tent, accommodating 10 soldiers, for use by the Indian Army in high-altitude locations. On how he came up with the idea, Wangchuk said that he decided to come up with the innovation after he came to know that around 50,000 Indian troops were deployed at high altitude areas in harsh winter conditions. Indian Army To Procure Augmented Reality Head-Mounted Display Systems; Six Local Vendors Asked To Develop Prototype “Indian and Chinese troops are being withdrawn from friction points. Disengagement is happening. It is a good thing for both. Around 50,000 troops were deployed at high-altit…