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Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is 36th. The Indian Army observed the 36th Siachen Day on 13th April. On April 13, 1984, the Indian Army launched ‘’Operation Meghdoot” to secure Bilafond La and other passes on the Saltoro Ridgeline from Pakistani aggression.
Detailed explanation-2: -38th Siachen Day celebrates on 13 April 2022.
Detailed explanation-3: -Operation Meghdoot was an Indian military operation to take the Siachen Glacier in Kashmir. It was led by Lieutenant General Prem Nath Hoon. Executed on the morning of 13 April 1984 on the highest battlefield in the world, Op Meghdoot was the first military offensive of its kind.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Siachen Glacier lies between the Saltoro Ridge, a subrange of the Karakorams, to the west and the main Karakoram Range to the east. It is 75 km (47 miles) long, which makes it the second longest nonpolar glacier in the world, after Fedchenko Glacier in Tajikistan.
Detailed explanation-5: -Importance of Siachen Glacier One of the longest mountain glaciers in the world, the Siachen glacier is located close to the Pakistani-Indian border in Kashmir’s Karakoram Range system. It is the source of the Shyok, an Indus River tributary, and the Nubra River.