Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment

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{{Infobox Laboratory

|name = Snow & Avalanche Study Establishment

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|established = 1969

|city = Chandigarh, Manali
(Field Lab)

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|director = Sh Ashwagosha Ganju

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|operating_agency = DRDO

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|address = Himparisar, Sector 37-A,
Chandigarh - 160017

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|website = [http://drdo.gov.in/drdo/labs/SASE/English/index.jsp?pg=homebody.jsp SASE Home Page]

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Center for Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE) is a laboratory of the Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO). Located near Manali, Himachal Pradesh its primary function is research in the field of snow and avalanches to provide avalanche control measures and forecasting support to Indian Armed Forces.{{cite web|url=http://www.drdo.org/labs/sase/index.html|title=Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment|accessdate=2008-02-08 |url-status=usurped|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080306010548/http://www.drdo.org/labs/sase/index.html |archivedate = 2008-03-06}} In 2020, Defence Terrain Research Laboratory (DTRL) was merged with Snow and Avalanche Studies Establishment which is renamed into Defence Geoinformatics Research Establishment (DGRE).{{Cite web|last=Mohan|first=Vijay|date=30 November 2020|title=DRDO shuts down 3 labs, sends staff to other centres|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/drdo-shuts-down-three-labs-sends-staff-to-other-centres-177986|access-date=2021-04-03|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}