"The highest mobile tower in Eastern Ladakh at an altitude of 16,000 feet has been operationalised today in a joint effort by the BSNL and Indian Army," Udhampur-based defence spokesman Colonel S D Goswami said.
He said the tower provides vital communication link to one of the remotest locations of Eastern Ladakh at Chongtash.
"The mobile tower at Chongtash has been established with assistance from the Indian Army's Trishul Signallers in terms of transportation, setting up and rearward connectivity," he added.