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Rajnath Singh to celebrate New Year with ITBP troops

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will ring in the New Year with Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) troops in Uttarakhand's Nelong valley along the China border. <br/><br/>Mr Singh will celebrate the New Year tomorrow with ITBP personnel at Nelong Border Outpost (BoP) situated at the height of 11,700 feet. The border outpost is in Nelong valley which is surrounded by high mountains and where temperature dips upto minus 15 degrees Celsius. This is the first ever visit of any Union Home Minister to forward locations of ITBP in Nelong valley. <br/><br/>Mr Singh today reached Dehradun on a two day visit to Uttarakhand. He will stay tonight at ITBP's 12th battalion headquarters in picturesque Matli, located at 3400 feet on the banks of Bhagirathi river. He will also visit PDA or Pulam Sumdha , Kopang and Bhairon Ghati and interact with jawans of the ITBP. The Home Minister will be accompanied by ITBP Director General R K Pachnanda during his visit.

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