Srijap 1 was a post established on the northern bank of Pangong Lake by the 1st Battalion of 8th Gorkha Rifles and was commanded by Major Dhan Singh Thapa.

Major Thapa and his men held the post and repelled three attacks before eventually being overrun.

For his gallant actions and his efforts to motivate his men under fire he was awarded the Param Vir Chakra.

To counter the increasing Chinese intrusions into disputed territory, then Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru approved a plan called the "Forward Policy", which called for the establishment of a number of small posts facing the Chinese.

The same night they assaulted and overran the posts at Galwan, Chip Chap, and Pangong areas of Ladakh.

[8] The post Srijap 1 was established on the northern bank of Pangong lake by the 1st Battalion, 8 Gorkha Rifles.

[9] On 19 October 1962, with the arrival of heavy infantry troops, the strength of Chinese forces around Srijap 1 witnessed a drastic increase.

He pulled himself out of the debris and recommenced LMG fire, inflicting heavy casualties among the Chinese until eventually being killed.

At this point, the post was also attacked from the lake side by amphibious craft, each armed with a heavy machine gun.

In the meantime two storm boats which had been sent by battalion headquarters to find out the status of Srijap 1 reached the location.

Though his ammunition was exhausted, he jumped into the trenches and killed many intruders in hand-to-hand combat before he was overpowered and taken prisoner.

Of these, Rifleman Tulsi Ram Thapa managed to escape the Chinese and rejoined the battalion.

On 20 October it was attacked by the Chinese in overwhelming strength after being subjected to intensive artillery and mortar bombardment.

Under his gallant command, the greatly outnumbered post repulsed the attack, inflicting heavy casualties on the aggressors.

[1] Post-retirement, Thapa settled down in Lucknow, and served for a brief period as a director with Sahara Airlines.

The tanker MT Major Dhan Singh Thapa, PVC was delivered to SCI in 1984, and served for 25 years before being phased out.