A helidrop exercise at Pithoragarh as part of the India and Nepal military exercise linked to disaster managment. Tribune photo

Our Correspondent

Pithoragarh, February 18

On the 10th day of the India -Nepal military exercise, named ‘Surya Kiran IX’, Army units of both nations today held jungle disaster mitigation and guerrilla war exercises at the Army ground of the local Cantt area.According to a press- note of the Army, the troops taking part in the exercise are also getting training in searching hidden enemy through jungle warfare and in reaching at the war zone by helicopters. “We have also organised friendly volleyball, football and basketball matches between the units of the two nations and a seminar on disaster management,” said Rakesh Manocha, an officer taking part in the exercise.